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The ILAE definition of drug resistant epilepsy and its clinical applicability compared with “older” established definitions
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The ILAE definition of drug resistant epilepsy and its clinical applicability compared with “older” established definitions

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|Apr 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joepi-2015-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2299-9728 | Journal ISSN: 2300-0147
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 44
Submitted on: Jan 25, 2015
Accepted on: Mar 19, 2015
Published on: Apr 2, 2015
Published by: The Foundation of Epileptology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2015 Alexandra Rohracher, Judith Dobesberger, Claudia A. Granbichler, Julia Höfler, Giorgi Kuchukhidze, Martin Ortler, Iris Unterberger, Gerald Walser, Aljoscha Thomschewski, Eugen Trinka, published by The Foundation of Epileptology
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