Intermittent oral diazepam prophylaxis in febrile convulsions: Its effectiveness for febrile seizure recurrence

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 131-134

  Verrotti, Alberto ^a   Latini, Giuseppe ^b   di Corcia, Giovanna ^a   Giannuzzi, Raffaella ^b   Salladini, Carmela ^a   Trotta, Daniela ^a   Chiarelli, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Febrile seizures

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 2442715312     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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