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A prospective study of smoking, caffeine, and alcohol as risk factors for seizures or epilepsy in young adult women: Data from the Nurses' Health Study II 

Epilepsia Early View (Articles online in advance of print) Published Online: 19 Aug 2009
Jump to full article: Wiley InterScience, 2009-11-18
Author: *Barbara A. Dworetzky, *Edward B. Bromfield, †‡Mary K. Townsend, and †Jae H. Kang

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Discussion: Cigarette smoking may be associated with increased risk of seizure. More prospective studies are needed to investigate potential factors to ultimately prevent the development of seizures or epilepsy

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