The first unprovoked, untreated seizure in childhood: a hospital based study of the accuracy of the diagnosis, rate of recurrence, and long term outcome after recurrence. Dutch study of epilepsy in childhood
OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of the diagnosis of a first unprovoked seizure in childhood, the recurrence rate within two years, the risk factors for recurrence, and the long term outcome two years after recurrence. METHODS: One hundred and fifty six children aged 1 month to 16 years after a first seizure, and 51 children with a single disputable event were followed up. The diagnosis of a seizure was confirmed by a panel of three child neurologists on the basis of predescribed diagnostic criteria. None of the children was treated after the first episode. RESULTS: Five children with a dispu... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1998 |
Schlagwörter: | Adolescent / Anticonvulsants/therapeutic use / Child / Preschool / Electroencephalography/drug effects / Epilepsy/*diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology / Female / Follow-Up Studies / Humans / Infant / Male / Netherlands / Patient Care Team / Prospective Studies / Recurrence |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26677966 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/8823 |