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Comment
. 2017 Nov-Dec;17(6):355-357.
doi: 10.5698/1535-7597.17.6.355.

Combined Treatment of 'Vigabatrin and Corticoids' for Infantile Spasms: A Superiority Complex or Truly Superior to Corticoids Monotherapy?

Ajay Gupta
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Combined Treatment of 'Vigabatrin and Corticoids' for Infantile Spasms: A Superiority Complex or Truly Superior to Corticoids Monotherapy?

Ajay Gupta. Epilepsy Curr. 2017 Nov-Dec.
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