Study of seizure and epilepsy in Chinese children in Hong Kong: Period prevalence and patterns

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Wong, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOTROPIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; PRIMIDONE; PYRIDOXINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE;

EID: 1542393777     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380401900104011     Document Type: Article

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