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Medical Author:

Selim R Benbadis, MD

Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Author: Selim R Benbadis, MD, Director of Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital.

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

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Previous contributing editors: Editors: Erasmo A Passaro, MD, Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program/Clinical Neurophysiology Lab, Bayfront Medical Center; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Stephen Berman, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Neurology, Dartmouth Medical School; Chief, White River Junction VA Neurology Service, White River Junction VA Hospital.

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