Increased number of febrile seizures in children born very preterm: Relation of neonatal, febrile and epileptic seizures and neurological dysfunction to seizure outcome at 16 years of age

Seizure

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 590-597

  Herrgård, Eila A ^a   Karvonen, Marjo ^a   Luoma, Laila ^b   Saavalainen, Pia ^c   Määttä, Sara ^a   Laukkanen, Eila ^a   Partanen, Juhani ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Kellokoski Hospital   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Febrile seizure; Neonatal seizure; Neurological dysfunction; Prematurity; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 33750486511     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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