"Simple febrile seizures plus (SFS+)": More than one febrile seizure within 24hours is usually okay

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 472-476

  Grill, Marie F ^a   Ng, Yu Tze ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; GEFS+; Multiple febrile seizures; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877109316     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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