Incidence of childhood epilepsy in Estonia

Brain and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 166-174

  Beilmann, Anneli ^a   Napa, Aita ^b   Hämarik, Malle ^a   Sööt, Anu ^a   Talvik, Inga ^b   Talvik, Tiina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Incidence; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; ESTONIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033007164     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(98)00096-5     Document Type: Article

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