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Tramadol and new-onset seizures

Angelo Labate, Mark R Newton, Graeme M Vernon and Samuel F Berkovic
Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06556.x
Published online: 3 January 2005

Angelo Labate,* Mark R Newton, Graeme M Vernon, Samuel F Berkovic§


  • 1 Brain Research Institute
  • 3 Epilepsy Research Centre
  • 4 Austin Health, Heidelberg West, VIC 3081. s.berkovicATunimelb.edu.au


Correspondence: s.berkovic@unimelb.edu.au

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