The Early Prognosis of Epilepsy in Childhood: The Prediction of a Poor Outcome. The Dutch Study of Epilepsy in Childhood
Summary: Purpose: To examine which variables available early in the course of childhood epilepsy are associated with a poor short‐term outcome and to develop models to predict such an outcome. Methods: We prospectively followed up 466 children with newly diagnosed epilepsy for 2 years. Variables were collected at intake and after 6 months. Outcome was defined as the duration of the terminal remission (TR): poor (<6 months) and not poor (≥6 months). Results: Of the subjects, 31% had a poor outcome. Multivariate analysis based on the intake variables identified number of seizures, seizure typ... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1999 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Epilepsia ; volume 40, issue 6, page 726-734 ; ISSN 0013-9580 1528-1167 |
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Wiley
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Schlagwörter: | Neurology (clinical) / Neurology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27080081 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00770.x |