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Attribution. Deb Pal; Paul Gringras; Aiswarya Anilkumar; Lucy Bray; Bernie Carter; Georgia Cook et al. (2026). Behavioural intervention to improve sleep in childhood epilepsy: the CASTLE RCT programme. National Institute for Health and Care Research. Copyright © 2026 Pal et al. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. NCBI Bookshelf NBK624008. CC BY 4.0. Original source ↗. Text reproduced from the Bookshelf XML without changing wording; figures, images and supplements are not reproduced.

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