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Sodium Diphenyl Hydantoinate (Dilantin) and its Combination with Phenobarbital in the Treatment of Epilepsy

A Review and Preliminary Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

C. H. Pratt*
Affiliation:
Ontario Hospital, Woodstock, Canada

Extract

Within the last few years advances have been made in research in epilepsy which have resulted in new hope for the sufferer and physician alike.

Type
Part I.—Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1939 

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