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Emerging drugs for the treatment of Dravet syndrome

Francesco BrigoDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy;Division of Neurology, “Franz Tappeiner” Hospital, Merano, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0928-1577View further author information
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Pasquale StrianoPediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, “G. Gaslini” Institute, Genova, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6065-1476View further author information
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Ganna BalaguraPediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, “G. Gaslini” Institute, Genova, ItalyView further author information
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Vincenzo BelcastroNeurology Unit, S. Anna Hospital, Como, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 261-269 | Received 22 Aug 2018, Accepted 23 Nov 2018, Published online: 04 Dec 2018

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