Serum Cortisol and prolactin levels in childhood paroxysmal disorders

Pediatrics International

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 118-120

  Dİrİk, Eray ^a   Şen, Alp ^a   Anal, Özden ^a   Çevik, Necla T ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Epilepsy; Febrile convulsions; Prolactin; Syncope

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; PROLACTIN; SEIZURES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0029867541     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1996.tb03451.x     Document Type: Article

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