Intermittent clobazam in febrile seizures: An Indian experience

Journal of Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Bajaj, Anshu Sethi ^a,b   Bajaj, Bhupender Kumar ^a   Puri, Vinod ^a   Tayal, Girish ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Clobazam; Febrile seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CLOBAZAM; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33751022993     PISSN: 13042580     EISSN: 18759041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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