Severe epilepsy in CNTNAP2-related Pitt-Hopkins-like syndrome successfully treated with stiripentol.

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Department of Pediatric Neuroscience, full member of ERN EpiCARE, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy. Electronic address:

Published: May 2021

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