Plasma interleukin-1β levels in children with febrile seizures

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 689-692

  Tomoum, Hoda Y ^a   Badawy, Nagya M ^a   Mostafa, Afaf A ^a   Harb, Manal Y ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Febrile seizures; Interleukin 1

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRONCHITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; BLOOD; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34447123111     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807304007     Document Type: Article

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