Increased QT dispersion in epileptic children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 916-920

  Akalin, F ^a,b   Tirtir, A ^a   Yilmaz, Y ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Bahariye   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dysrhythmia; Epilepsy; Ion channels; QT dispersion; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; P WAVE; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS;

EID: 0041374023     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310003550     Document Type: Article

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