The long-term risk of epilepsy after febrile seizures in susceptible subgroups

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 911-918

  Vestergaard, Mogens ^a   Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker ^a   Sidenius, Per ^b   Olsen, Jørn ^a,c   Christensen, Jakob ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apgar score; Birth weight; Cerebral palsy; Denmark; Epilepsy; Follow up studies; Premature birth; Seizures, febrile

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANAMNESIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPSY; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK;

AGE FACTORS; APGAR SCORE; CEREBRAL PALSY; DENMARK; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34047218690     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk086     Document Type: Article

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