Preventive treatment for recurrent febrile seizures

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-180

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Antipyretics; Febrile convulsion; Prevention; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0034053891     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853890008998824     Document Type: Short Survey

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