Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 112, Issue 4 , Pages 328-331 , May 2010

Acute ischemic stroke treatment and the occurrence of seizures

  • Jacques De Reuck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 9 2218844; fax: +32 9 3324971.
    • ,
  • Georges Van Maele

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Statistics, University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Received 15 August 2009 ,Revised 10 October 2009 ,Accepted 10 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.01.004

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
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