Reducing the cost of the diagnostic odyssey in early onset epileptic encephalopathies

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Joshi, Charuta ^a   Kolbe, Diana L ^b   Mansilla, M Adela ^b   Mason, Sara O ^b   Smith, Richard J H ^b   Campbell, Colleen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY ONSET EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; EPILEPSY; EXOME; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; BRAIN DISEASES; COMPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; INFANT; MEDICAID; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; TIME TO TREATMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGE OF ONSET; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EPILEPSY; EXOME; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84973369639     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/6421039     Document Type: Article

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