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A systematic review of levetiracetam versus phenytoin in the prevention of late post-traumatic seizures and survey of UK neurosurgical prescribing practice of antiepileptic medication in acute traumatic brain injury

Ahmed BakrCollege of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Antonio BelliCollege of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; ;Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3211-9933
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Pages 237-244 | Received 07 Nov 2016, Accepted 09 Apr 2018, Published online: 24 Apr 2018

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