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No optimal treatment yet for patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

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No optimal treatment yet for patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Drugs Ther. Perspect 14, 10–12 (1999). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-199914050-00004

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