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Epilepsy is a chronic neurologic disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. Estimates indicate that approximately 120 in 100,000 people in the United States seek medical attention each year as the result of experiencing a seizure. Though not every patient that has a seizure has epilepsy, approximately 125,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed every year (1–3).
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Kanous, N.L., Gidal, B.E. (2004). Antiepileptic Drugs. In: Mozayani, A., Raymon, L.P. (eds) Handbook of Drug Interactions. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-654-6_2
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