Susceptibility to febrile seizures: More than just a faulty thermostat!

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-279

  Prasad, Asuri ^a   Seshia, Shashi ^b,c  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEVER; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; METABOLOME; NEURONAL MIGRATION DISORDER; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 67650587348     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S031716710000696X     Document Type: Note

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