Vigabatrin in Epilepsy Related to TSC: Does it PREVeNT AND OR (EPI) STOP Seizures OR… Do We Need Some More STEPS as VI RAP?

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Charuta Joshi. Epilepsy Curr. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 10;24(2):87-89.

doi: 10.1177/15357597231225097. eCollection 2024 Mar-Apr.

¹ Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

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Early Treatment with Vigabatrin Does Not Decrease Focal Seizures or Improve Cognition in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: The PREVeNT Trial.
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