Serum immunoglobulin concentrations in febrile convulsions.
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Febrile Convulsions
DEFINITION OF SIMPLE FEBRILE CONVULSIONS In order to appreciate current concepts of febrile convulsions, it is important to consider briefly some of the views expressed by earlier investigators. One of the earliest references to the condition is that of Husler (1921) who stated that febrile convulsions were not related to epilepsy. Faxen (1935) and Herlitz (1942) both agreed that children with ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.59.4.367