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. 2021 Dec;62(12):3146-3147.
doi: 10.1111/epi.17096. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

Is the crystal ball broken? Another external validation of the post-withdrawal seizure-relapse prediction model

Samuel W Terman  1   2 , Herm J Lamberink  3   4 , Geertruida Slinger  4 , Willem M Otte  4 , James F Burke  1   2 , Kees P J Braun  4
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Is the crystal ball broken? Another external validation of the post-withdrawal seizure-relapse prediction model

Samuel W Terman et al. Epilepsia. 2021 Dec.
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Keywords: antiseizure medication withdrawal; epilepsy; predictive models.

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