Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 311-318 , July 2010

Is elevated norepinephrine an etiological factor in some cases of epilepsy?

  • Paul J. Fitzgerald

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCurrent address: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 5625 Fishers Lane, Room 2N09, Bethesda, MD 20852-9411, USA. Tel.: +1 443 564 1306.

Received 18 August 2009 ,Revised 1 April 2010 ,Accepted 23 April 2010.

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Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 311-318 , July 2010