TMS: A Tailored Method of Stimulation for Refractory Focal Epilepsy?

Purpose:  This study was designed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of low‐frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on patients with refractory partial epilepsy.

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