Epilepsy Research
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 19-28 , May 1996

Lamotrigine vs. phenytoin for treatment of status epilepticus: comparison in an experimental model

Received 22 September 1995 ,Accepted 8 January 1996.

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