Seizures in children following an apparent life-threatening event

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 709-713

  Bonkowsky, Joshua L ^a   Guenther, Elisabeth ^a   Srivastava, Rajendu ^a   Filloux, Francis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Life threatening event; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ALPERS DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; LIFE THREATENING EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE;

BRAIN; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK; SEIZURES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 66849125877     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808329532     Document Type: Article

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