Early predictors of medical intractability in childhood epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-52

  Kwong, Karen L ^a   Sung, Wai Y ^a   Wong, Sik N ^a   So, Kwan T ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Childhood; Intractable epilepsy; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED SEIZURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141678291     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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