Follow up study of children with febrile convulsion having epileptiform EEGs.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Indices in Children with Febrile Convulsion
Background and Objective: Febrile convulsions (FC) are the most common seizure disorders in children. Lumbar puncture should be considered in any case with FC who is suspected to intracranial infections. This study determined white blood cell and polymorphonuclear cell counts, protein and glucose levels in cerebrospinal fluids (CFS) of children that were hospitalized with FC. Methods: In this ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japan Epilepsy Society
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0912-0890,1347-5509
DOI: 10.3805/jjes.7.146