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Review Articles

New directions in the rational design of electrical and magnetic seizure therapies: individualized Low Amplitude Seizure Therapy (iLAST) and Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST)

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Pages 63-78 | Received 10 Jan 2017, Accepted 07 Mar 2017, Published online: 21 Apr 2017

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