Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome: A study of 12 patients

Seizure

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 553-559

  Caraballo, Roberto H ^a   Reyes, Gabriela ^a   Avaria, Maria Francisca Lopez ^b   Buompadre, Maria Celeste ^a   Gonzalez, Mariana ^a   Fortini, Sebastian ^a   Cersosimo, Ricardo ^a  

^a Hospital de Pediatria SAMIC Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL SAN BORJA ARRIARÁN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Epilepsy; Febrile; Focal status epilepticus; Neocortical; Refractory

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; THIOPENTAL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEBRILE INFECTION RELATED EPILEPSY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84881150406     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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