Neurological disorders in children and adolescents

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-146

  Banerjee, Tapas K ^a   Hazra, Avijit ^b   Biswas, Atanu ^c   Ray, Jayanta ^c   Roy, Trishit ^c   Raut, Deepak K ^d   Chaudhuri, Arijit ^e   Das, Shyamal K ^c  

^a National Neurosciences Centre   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c BANGUR INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY   (India)

^d ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

^e INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Active epilepsy; Cerebral palsy; Febrile seizure; Prevalence; Tic disorder

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; KERNICTERUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SEIZURE; TIC;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREVALENCE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TIC DISORDERS;

EID: 63549148506     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0226-z     Document Type: Article

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