An Unusual Side Effect Of A Commonly Used Antiepileptic Drug.

J Assoc Physicians India

Senior Resident, Dept. of Medicine, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Published: February 2016

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