Lower Plasma Neuropeptide Y Level in Patients With Atypical Febrile Convulsions

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-12

  Lin, Lung Chang ^a,b   Lee, Wei Te ^c   Chen, I Ju ^a   Yang, Rei Cheng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

febrile convulsion; neuropeptide Y

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449092538     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(10)70002-4     Document Type: Article

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