Research published in 2011 identified important factors related to serious adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, along with a potential new treatment and a promising marker of epileptogenesis. Further advances in these areas are urgently needed to improve the lives of people with epilepsy.
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Cendes, F. Insights into epilepsy treatments and biomarkers. Nat Rev Neurol 8, 70–71 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2011.223
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