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Chapter 13 - Prevention of Epileptogenesis in Animal Models

from Part III - Predicting the Response to Therapeutic Interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2019

Andrea Bernasconi
Affiliation:
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Neda Bernasconi
Affiliation:
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Matthias Koepp
Affiliation:
Institute of Neurology, University College London
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