Effect of treatment of obstructive sleep apnea on seizure outcomes in children with epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 359-362

  Segal, Eric ^a   Vendrame, Martina ^a   Gregas, Matthew ^a   Loddenkemper, Tobias ^a   Kothare, Sanjeev V ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861618862     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: 18735150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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