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Modulation of human motor cortex excitability by valproate

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  1. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Neurology, University Piedmont East “Amedeo Avogadro”, Via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy

    Gionata Strigaro, Claudia Varrasi & Roberto Cantello

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Strigaro, G., Varrasi, C. & Cantello, R. Modulation of human motor cortex excitability by valproate. Psychopharmacology 216, 145–146 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-011-2195-6

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