A pediatric case series of abdominal epilepsy

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-82

  Mondal, Rakesh ^a   Sarkar, Sumantra ^b   Bag, Toshibananda ^a   Mondal, Kalyanbrata ^a   Saren, Abhisek ^a  

^a NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; children; epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL EPILEPSY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84893503837     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-014-0457-1     Document Type: Article

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