Studies on children with deafness due to meningitis.
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Evaluation of Aseptic Meningitis Following Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine in Children Admitted due to Febrile Convulsion
Background Febrile convulsion (FC) is the most common neurological problem in children which can occur in 2 to 5% of this population. The most important issue is to identify the cause of fever and rule out bacterial meningitis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of aseptic meningitis due to Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine in admitted children with febrile convulsion. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: AUDIOLOGY JAPAN
سال: 1986
ISSN: 1883-7301,0303-8106
DOI: 10.4295/audiology.29.501