Comprehensive care of children with Dravet syndrome

Epilepsia

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 90-94

  Granata, Tiziana ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Comorbidities; Management; Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy; Social problems; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.1;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; GENE MUTATION; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRIGGER POINT;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SYNDROME;

EID: 79953709764     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03011.x     Document Type: Article

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