New research indicates that most patients with epilepsy exhibit cyclic (24 h or multi-day) seizure patterns. The findings could have important implications for the design of antiseizure drug regimens.
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Sánchez Fernández, I., Loddenkemper, T. Chronotherapeutic implications of cyclic seizure patterns. Nat Rev Neurol 14, 696–697 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-018-0094-8
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