Evaluation and treatment of the child with febrile seizure

American Family Physician

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Millar, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DROWSINESS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INCIDENCE; LETHARGY; NORTH AMERICA; RISK FACTOR; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DIAZEPAM; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 33744502851     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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