Children with familial cryptogenic epilepsy have a favorable seizure prognosis

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 372-376

  MacIntosh, Donald S ^a   Camfield, Peter R ^a,b   Camfield, Carol S ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CANADA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031664918     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389801300802     Document Type: Article

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