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Recent treatment advances and novel therapeutic approaches in epilepsy

The purpose of this article is to review recent advances in the treatment of epilepsy. It includes five antiepileptic drugs that have been recently added to the pharmacologic armamentarium and surgical techniques that have been developed in the last few years. Finally, we review ongoing research tha...

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Autores principales: Serrano, Enrique, Kanner, Andres M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculty of 1000 Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4447056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26097734
http://dx.doi.org/10.12703/P7-61
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Sumario:The purpose of this article is to review recent advances in the treatment of epilepsy. It includes five antiepileptic drugs that have been recently added to the pharmacologic armamentarium and surgical techniques that have been developed in the last few years. Finally, we review ongoing research that may have a potential role in future treatments of epilepsy.