Acute symptomatic seizures in CNS infection

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-41

  Kim, M A ^a   Park, K M ^a   Kim, S E ^a   Oh, M K ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute symptomatic seizure; Encephalitis; Glasgow Coma Scale; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY;

EID: 37249029877     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01996.x     Document Type: Article

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