Genetic influence on the clinical characteristics and outcome of febrile seizures - A retrospective study

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 339-345

  Birca, Ala ^a   Guy, Nathalie ^a   Fortier, Isabel ^b   Cossette, Patrick ^c   Lortie, Anne ^a   Carmant, Lionel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Febrile seizures; Genetics; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 28244473349     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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