Epilepsy management: newer agents, unmet needs, and future treatment strategies.
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چکیده
Drug therapy aids most epilepsy patients, but unmet challenges include drug-resistant epilepsy, adverse reactions, drug interactions, the need to better identify epileptic syndromes, and a lack of agents to prevent epilepsy and its comorbidities.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- P & T : a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management
دوره 39 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014