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Immunological markers of drug resistant epilepsy and its response to immunomodulatory therapy with ACTH in children

Magdalena Kaczorowska
1
,
Edyta Czekuć-Kryśkiewicz
2
,
Maciej Dądalski
3
,
Katarzyna Kotulska
1

  1. Department of Neurology and Epileptology, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Department of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology and Experimental Medicine, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
  3. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Feeding Disorders and Pediatrics, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
Folia Neuropathol 2023; 61 (4): 360-370
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fn.2023.131662
Online publish date: 2023/10/05
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