Risk of recurrence and outcome after the first febrile seizure

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 218-220

  Tarkka, Rita ^a   Rantala, Heikki ^a   Uhari, Matti ^a   Pokka, Tytti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL;

AGE; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SEX; TEMPERATURE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAZEPAM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031942456     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)00194-X     Document Type: Article

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