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Comment
. 2014 Sep 16;186(13):973-4.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140427. Epub 2014 Jun 9.

Epilepsy surgery in childhood: no longer the treatment of last resort

George M Ibrahim  1 , James T Rutka  1 , O Carter Snead 3rd  2
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Comment

Epilepsy surgery in childhood: no longer the treatment of last resort

George M Ibrahim et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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  • Surgical management of epilepsy.
    Jette N, Reid AY, Wiebe S. Jette N, et al. CMAJ. 2014 Sep 16;186(13):997-1004. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.121291. Epub 2014 Jun 9. CMAJ. 2014. PMID: 24914117 Free PMC article. Review. No abstract available.

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