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Brain Tumor-Related Epilepsy
In patients with brain tumor (BT), seizures are the onset symptom in 20-40% of patients, while a further 20-45% of patients will present them during the course of the disease. These patients present a complex therapeutic profile and require a unique and multidisciplinary approach. The choice of antiepileptic drugs is challenging for this particular patient population because brain tumor-related...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Neuropharmacology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1570-159X
DOI: 10.2174/157015912800604470