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Epilepsy, Aging and Global Disparities: A Role for Mitochondrial Therapies?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2025

Amza Ali*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Peter Carlen
Affiliation:
Krembil Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ana Andreazza
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Corresponding author: Amza Ali; Email: amzaalimd@gmail.com

Abstract

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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