Complex febrile seizures

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 126-133

  Berg, Anne T ^a   Shinnar, Shlomo ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complex febrile seizures; Duration; Febrile seizures; Focality; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030051354     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00003.x     Document Type: Article

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