Efficacy and prognosis of a short course of prednisolone therapy for pediatric epilepsy

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 314-320

  You, S J ^a   Jung, D E ^b   Kim, H D ^c   Lee, H S ^c   Kang, H C ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pediatric epilepsy; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DOOSE SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MALE; MORBIDITY; OTAHARA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43749097619     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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