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Young children with epilepsy seizures could benefit from animal model of disease
04-25-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers have developed an animal model of infantile spasms, improving the likelihood of finding new treatments for the thousands of young children who suffer from these catastrophic epilepsy seizures, according to research to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28-May 5, 2007.
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