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Epilepsy

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An in-depth report on the types, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of epilepsy.

References

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• Review Date: 11/15/2006
• Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

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