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Research Article

Drug-induced seizures in children and adolescents presenting for emergency care: Current and emerging trends

Y. FinkelsteinDivisions of Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada;Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada;Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, On, Canada;Division of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology Research Program, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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J. R. HutsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada;Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, On, Canada
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S. B. FreedmanSections of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Gastroenterology, Alberta Children’s Hospital and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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P. WaxDepartment of Surgery (Emergency Medicine) UT Southwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, TX, USA
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J. BrentDepartments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
& on behalf of the Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC) Case Registry
Pages 761-766 | Received 27 Dec 2012, Accepted 22 Jul 2013, Published online: 19 Aug 2013

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