Recommendations for the management of "febrile seizures" Ad hoc Task Force of LICE Guidelines Commission

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 2-6

  Capovilla, Giuseppe ^a   Mastrangelo, Massimo ^b   Romeo, Antonino ^c   Vigevano, Federico ^d  

^a CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Fever; Guidelines; Management; Pediatric; Seizures

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROIMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 58149296271     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01963.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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