The Long Term Prognosis of Infantile Spasms
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Long-term outcomes of infantile spasms
Purpose : The aims of this study were to investigate the long-term outcomes in children with infantile spasms (IS) and to identify the prognostic factors influencing their neurodevelopment. Methods : We retrospectively evaluated seventy two children over five years old who were treated for IS at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, between 1994 and 2007. Forty-three children were contacted by tel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japan Epilepsy Society
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0912-0890,1347-5509
DOI: 10.3805/jjes.2.115