Seizures are common in the acute setting of childhood stroke: A population-based study

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Chadehumbe, Madeline A ^a   Khatri, Pooja ^a,b   Khoury, Jane C ^a   Alwell, Kathleen ^a,b   Szaflarski, Jerzy P ^a,b   Broderick, Joseph P ^a,b   Kissela, Brett M ^a,b   Kleindorfer, Dawn O ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Seizures; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD STROKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59349089011     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808320756     Document Type: Article

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