Prognostic factors for recurrence of a first seizure during childhood

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 749-756

  Winckler, Maria Isabel Bragatti ^a,b   Rotta, Newra Tellechea ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b Hosp de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Epilepsy; Prognoses; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031311394     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X1997000500011     Document Type: Article

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