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Serum folate levels in children on long-term anti-seizure medication in a Nigerian tertiary center—Implications for practice and public health

BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is the most common childhood neurological disorder in Nigeria. Treatment of epilepsy is long-term and sometimes lifelong with anti-seizure medications. There are conflicting reports on the effect of anti-seizure medications on serum folate. There is therefore a need to determine...

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Autores principales:	Bisi-Onyemaechi, Adaobi I, Chikani, Ugo N, Uwaezuoke, Ndubuisi A, Aronu, Ann E, Ojinnaka, Ngozi C
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	SAGE Publications 2021
Materias:	Original Manuscript
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461376/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34816782 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00368504211057680

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