Emergency department use of computed tomography in children with epilepsy and breakthrough seizure activity

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1099-1101

  Allen, Leslie ^a   Jones, Charlotte T ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CT scan; Epilepsy; Risk

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIATION MONITORING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548694103     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807306249     Document Type: Article

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