Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: more trials are needed to guide therapy
- PMID: 19396340
- PMCID: PMC2668107
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2008.01274.x
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: more trials are needed to guide therapy
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Levetiracetam for the treatment of idiopathic generalized epilepsy with myoclonic seizures.Neurology. 2008 Feb 19;70(8):607-16. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000297512.18364.40. Neurology. 2008. PMID: 18285535 Clinical Trial.
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