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Original Research

Efficacy and Safety of Epilepsy Surgery for Older Adult Patients with Refractory Epilepsy

Naoki IchikawaComprehensive Epilepsy Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, 430-8558, Japan
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Ayataka FujimotoComprehensive Epilepsy Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, 430-8558, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tohru OkanishiComprehensive Epilepsy Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, 430-8558, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3295-2236
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Keishiro SatoComprehensive Epilepsy Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, 430-8558, Japan
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Hideo EnokiComprehensive Epilepsy Center, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, 430-8558, Japan
Pages 195-199 | Published online: 25 Mar 2020

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