Risk for developing epilepsy and epileptiform discharges on EEG in patients with febrile seizures

Brain and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 307-311

  Wo, Saet Byul ^a   Lee, Jun Hwa ^b   Lee, Yong Ju ^a   Sung, Tae Jung ^a   Lee, Kon Hee ^a   Kim, Sung Koo ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

EEG; Epilepsy; Epileptiform discharges; Febrile seizure

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE;

BRAIN WAVES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 84875551108     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: 18727131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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