Obstetric events as a risk factor for febrile seizures: A community-based twin study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 634-640

  Helbig, Ingo ^a   Lawrence, Kate M ^a   Connellan, Mary M ^a   Torn Broers, Yvonne ^a   Vadlamudi, Lata ^a   Eckhaus, Jazmin ^a   Milne, Roger L ^a   Hopper, John L ^a   Berkovic, Samuel F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth trauma; Epilepsy; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TWINS;

EID: 57349125745     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.6.634     Document Type: Article

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