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Comparative Neuropsychological Effects of Lamotrigine and Topiramate in Healthy Volunteers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2006

Kimford J. Meador
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Email: kimford.meador@neurology.ufl.edu

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