Melatonin in epilepsy and febrile seizures

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 888-891

  Ardura, Julio ^a   Andres, Jesus ^a   Garmendia, Jose R ^a   Ardura, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

epilepsy; febrile seizure; melatonin

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DIURNAL ENURESIS; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FEVER; FRIEDMAN TEST; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANK SUM TEST; SALIVA; SCHOOL CHILD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELATONIN; PERIODICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 77954402424     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809351315     Document Type: Article

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