Diazepam versus clobazam for intermittent prophylaxis of febrile seizures

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-40

  Khosroshahi, Nahid ^a   Faramarzi, Fatemeh ^a   Salamati, Payman ^a   Haghighi, Seeid Mohammad Ogaghi ^a   Kamrani, Kamyar ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clobazam; Diazepam; Febrile seizure; Intermittent prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 78751610012     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0220-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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