Does epilepsy occur more frequently in children with Type 1 diabetes?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 586-589

  O'Connell, Michele A ^a   Harvey, A Simon ^a   Mackay, Mark T ^a   Cameron, Fergus J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEIZURES;

EID: 52649088212     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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