Intermittent clobazam therapy in febrile seizures

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-33

  Rose, Winsley ^a   Kirubakaran, Chellam ^a   Scott, Julius Xavier ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Febrile seizures; Intermittent clobazam therapy

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 14044272693     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02760577     Document Type: Article

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