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Screen exposure and circadian disruption in paediatric epilepsy: risks and technology-based approaches – a literature review

Martyna A. Czylok
1
,
Milena Prokopiuk
1
,
Katarzyna Meller
1
,
Grzegorz Nazar
1
,
Helena Kamieniecka
1
,
Wawrzyniec Jankowski
1
,
Marta Zawadzka
1
,
Maria Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska
1

  1. Department of Developmental Neurology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
Adv Psychiatry Neurol 2026; 35 (1): 65-78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2026.159804
Data publikacji online: 2026/03/04
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- PPiN-00517-Screen.pdf  [0.36 MB]
- Supplementary Figure I. PRISMA Flow Diagram.pdf  [0.07 MB]
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