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Comment
. 2009 Sep-Oct;9(5):133-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2009.01317.x.

Lacosamide: what can be expected from the next new antiepileptic drug?

Bassel W Abou-Khalil
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Lacosamide: what can be expected from the next new antiepileptic drug?

Bassel W Abou-Khalil. Epilepsy Curr. 2009 Sep-Oct.
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