Risk of seizure recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure: A prospective study among Jordanian children

Seizure

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-103

  Daoud, Azhar S ^a   Ajloni, S ^b   El Salem, K ^a   Horani, K ^b   Otoom, S ^a   Darakeh, T ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b KING HUSSEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INFANT; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1242274455     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00137-7     Document Type: Article

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