How long do new-onset seizures in children last?

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 659-664

  Shinnar, Shlomo ^a,d   Berg, Anne T ^b   Moshe, Solomon L ^a   Shinnar, Reuel ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035012635     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.1018     Document Type: Article

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