Pattern of childhood epilepsies in Sagumu, Nigeria

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-389

  Ogunlesi, Tinuade ^a,b   Ogundeyi, Mojisola ^a   Olowu, Adebiyi ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epilepsy; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN INFECTION; CHILD; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN CARE; NIGERIA; PEDIATRICS; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67349090578     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0022-4     Document Type: Article

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