Expeditions in Epidemiologic Studies of New Onset Epilepsy in Older Adults: Stake Your Claims

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Roy C Martin. Epilepsy Curr. 2017 Nov-Dec.

. 2017 Nov-Dec;17(6):368-369.

doi: 10.5698/1535-7597.17.6.368.

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Predictors of incident epilepsy in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
Choi H, Pack A, Elkind MS, Longstreth WT Jr, Ton TG, Onchiri F. Choi H, et al. Neurology. 2017 Feb 28;88(9):870-877. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003662. Epub 2017 Jan 27. Neurology. 2017. PMID: 28130470 Free PMC article.

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