Over the past year, we have witnessed major advances in several areas of epilepsy research, including genetics and disease mechanisms, neurodevelopmental effects of antiepileptic drugs, and new therapeutic approaches based on closed-loop neurostimulator systems. The findings have important implications both for clinical practice and for future research.
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Jensen, F. Progress across the spectrum of epilepsy research. Nat Rev Neurol 10, 63–64 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2013.277
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