Febrile seizures: Neurological findings after a 30-year follow-up

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-300

  Mauceri, Laura ^a   Pavone, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Febrile seizures; Neurological findings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036705204     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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