Status epilepticus in children: Causes, clinical features and short-term outcome

Pediatrics International

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 749-753

  Besli, Gulser Esen ^a   Saltik, Sema ^a   Erguven, Muferet ^a   Bulut, Ozgul ^a   Abul, Mehtap Haktanir ^a  

^a GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

children; epilepsy; outcome; seizure; status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 77957333490     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03164.x     Document Type: Article

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