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. 1986 Dec;49(12):1460–1461. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.49.12.1460

Syncope and sudden unexpected death attributed to carbamazepine in a 20-year-old epileptic.

S Stone, L S Lange
PMCID: PMC1029141  PMID: 3806129

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