Febrile seizures

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Shinnar, Shlomo ^a   Glauser, Tracy A ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LIVER TOXICITY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036240575     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738020170010601     Document Type: Article

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