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Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Management update

Muradi H. Al-Banji, Doaa K. Zahr and Mohammed M. Jan
Neurosciences Journal July 2015, 20 (3) 207-212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2015.3.20140677
Muradi H. Al-Banji
From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Doaa K. Zahr
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Mohammed M. Jan
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