Even a single seizure negatively impacts pediatric health-related quality of life

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2110-2116

  Modi, Avani C ^a   King, Andrea S ^a   Monahan, Sally R ^a   Koumoutsos, Julie E ^a   Morita, Diego A ^a   Glauser, Tracy A ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSTODY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEW ONSET SEIZURE DISORDER CLINIC; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PEDIATRICS QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 69149092943     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02149.x     Document Type: Article

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