The remarkably high prevalence of epilepsy and seizure history in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1084-1089

  Bell, Stephanie H ^a   Stade, Brenda ^b,g   Reynolds, James N ^a   Rasmussen, Carmen ^c   Andrew, Gail ^c   Hwang, Paul A ^e,f   Carlen, Peter L ^d,e  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SEX DIFFERENCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952915949     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01184.x     Document Type: Article

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