Factors Associated With Epilepsy in Children With Periventricular Leukomalacia
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Factors associated with epilepsy in children with periventricular leukomalacia.
Children with cerebral palsy associated with periventricular leukomalacia frequently develop unprovoked epileptic seizures. This article reports an analysis of risk factors for epilepsy in children with radiologically confirmed periventricular leukomalacia. This cohort was screened for epilepsy and for an array of clinical and demographic factors. Of 154 subjects with radiologically confirmed p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Child Neurology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0883-0738,1708-8283
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807302599