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Editorial
. 2020 Oct 26;10(11):779.
doi: 10.3390/brainsci10110779.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Present and Future Perspectives

Giovanni Assenza  1
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Editorial

Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Present and Future Perspectives

Giovanni Assenza. Brain Sci. .

Abstract

The introduction of the operative definition of drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) was a turning point for clinicians and people with epilepsy (PwE) [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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