Sudden unexplained death in childhood: A comparison of cases with and without a febrile seizure history

Epilepsia

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1294-1300

  Hesdorffer, Dale C ^a   Crandall, Laura A ^b,c   Friedman, Daniel ^c   Devinsky, Orrin ^c  

^a Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

^b SUDC Foundation   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Febrile; Seizures; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT HISTORY OF FEBRILE SEIZURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED DEATH IN CHILDHOOD; AGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEVER; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRONE POSITION; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 84938747621     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/epi.13066     Document Type: Article

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