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Does adjunctive lamotrigine provide improved control of primary generalized tonic–clonic seizures in children?

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boxed-textTrevathan E et al. (2006) Lamotrigine adjunctive therapy among children and adolescents with primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Pediatrics 118: e371–e378

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  1. Pediatric Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, Room 22-474 MDCC, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USA rsankar@ucla.edu

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  1. R Sankar holds the Rubin Brown Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, and is Chief of the Pediatric Neurology service at Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,

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