Seizures in children after kidney transplantation: Has the risk changed and can we predict who is at greatest risk?

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 527-530

  Hamiwka, Lorie D ^a   Midgley, Julian P ^a   Hamiwka, Lorraine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Electroencephalogram; Kidney transplantation; Seizures

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEIZURES;

EID: 55949106663     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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