Unprovoked seizures in children with febrile seizures: Short-term outcome

Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 562-568

  Berg, Anne T ^a   Shinnar, Shlomo ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029811902     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.47.2.562     Document Type: Article

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