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Ostroumova T.M.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Ostroumova O.D.

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Akimova E.S.

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Kochetkov A.I.

Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

Drug-induced seizures: prevalence, risk factors, treatment and prevention

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Ostroumova T.M., Ostroumova O.D., Akimova E.S., Kochetkov A.I.

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Ostroumova TM, Ostroumova OD, Akimova ES, Kochetkov AI. Drug-induced seizures: prevalence, risk factors, treatment and prevention. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(11):86‑97. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro201911911186

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