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Epilepsy in pregnancy

A comprehensive literature review and suggestions for saudi practitioners

Inam Khuda and Danah Aljaafari
Neurosciences Journal July 2018, 23 (3) 185-193; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2018.3.20180129
Inam Khuda
From the Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FCPS
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Danah Aljaafari
From the Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MD, FRCPC
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