Febrile convulsions in 220 children - Neurological sequelae at 12 years follow-up

European Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 179-186

  MacDonald, Bridget K ^a,d   Johnson, Anthony L ^c   Sander, Josemir W A S ^a,b   Shorvon, Simon D ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b EPILEPSY SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cox proportional hazards analysis with time dependent covariates; Febrile convulsions; Prognosis; Prospective community based cohort study; Risk factors for epilepsy; Risk factors for neurodevelopmental delay; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033007473     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008048     Document Type: Article

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