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Reviewer Comment on Kang et al. “Highly Purified Cannabidiol Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Highly Refractory Epilepsy at a Tertiary Center”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2026

Puneet Jain*
Affiliation:
Epilepsy Program, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children (HSC), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Robyn Whitney
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Corresponding author: Puneet Jain; Email: puneet.jain@sickkids.ca

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