Epilepsy: shining a light on seizure control-optogenetic approach shows promise for treatment and prevention of epilepsies

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Katy Malpass. Nat Rev Neurol. 2013 Jan.

. 2013 Jan;9(1):1.

doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2012.256. Epub 2012 Dec 11.

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