Novel anticonvulsant drugs

Pharmacology & Therapeutics - Tập 113 Số 1 - Trang 165-183 - 2007
H. Stefan1, Thomas J. Feuerstein
1University Clinic Erlangen, Epilepsy Center-Neurological Department, Schwabachanlage 6, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany.

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