Mild traumatic brain injury and epilepsy: alcohol misuse may underpin the association

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Killian A Welch et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2014 Jun.

. 2014 Jun;85(6):593.

doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-306267. Epub 2013 Jul 26.

¹ Robert Fergusson Unit, Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, , Edinburgh, UK.

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Keywords: Alcohol-Related Problems; Epilepsy.

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