EEG characteristics predict subsequent epilepsy in children with febrile seizure

Brain and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 302-307

  Kanemura, Hideaki ^a   Mizorogi, Sonoko ^a   Aoyagi, Kakuro ^a   Sugita, Kanji ^a   Aihara, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography (EEG); Epilepsy; Febrile seizure (FS); Frontal paroxysmal abnormality; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SPIKE;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 84858291361     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: 18727131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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