Early post-traumatic seizures in children: Clinical and radiological aspects of injury

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-176

  Ong, L C ^a   Dhillon, M K ^c   Selladurai, B M ^b   Maimunah, A ^b   Lye, M S ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Children; Head injury; Seizures

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMA; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY;

EID: 0029882835     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb00917.x     Document Type: Article

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