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Efficacy and safety of levetiracetam in the management of seizures in neonates

Mostafa Sedighi, Farzaneh Asadi, Nasrin Moradian, Mazyar Vakiliamini and Mohamad Moradian
Neurosciences Journal July 2016, 21 (3) 232-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2016.3.20150726
Mostafa Sedighi
From the Department of Neurology (Sedighi, Asadi), the Department of Neonatology (Vakiliamini), Mohamad Kermanshahi Hospital, the Department of Neurology (Moradian N, Moradian M), Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Farzaneh Asadi
From the Department of Neurology (Sedighi, Asadi), the Department of Neonatology (Vakiliamini), Mohamad Kermanshahi Hospital, the Department of Neurology (Moradian N, Moradian M), Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Nasrin Moradian
From the Department of Neurology (Sedighi, Asadi), the Department of Neonatology (Vakiliamini), Mohamad Kermanshahi Hospital, the Department of Neurology (Moradian N, Moradian M), Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran
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From the Department of Neurology (Sedighi, Asadi), the Department of Neonatology (Vakiliamini), Mohamad Kermanshahi Hospital, the Department of Neurology (Moradian N, Moradian M), Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran
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