Phenotypic features of familial febrile seizures: Case-control study

Neurology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 410-414

  Pal, Deb K ^a,c   Kugler, Steven L ^b   Mandelbaum, David E ^b   Durner, Martina ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0037432057     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.60.3.410     Document Type: Article

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