Febrile seizures: An epidemiological and outcome study of 482 cases

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1779-1784

  Sfaihi, Lamia ^a   Maaloul, Ines ^a   Kmiha, Sana ^a   Aloulou, Hajer ^a   Chabchoub, Imen ^a   Kamoun, Thouraya ^a   Hachicha, Mongia ^a  

^a HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Febrile seizure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TUNISIA;

AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 84867582248     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1789-6     Document Type: Article

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