Is temperature regulation different in children susceptible to febrile seizures?

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-195

  Gordon, Kevin E ^a,b   Dooley, Joseph M ^a,b   Wood, Ellen P ^a,b   Bethune, Peggy ^a,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Prince Edward Island   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOREGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INFANT; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 65649136949     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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