[Refractory epilepsy in childhood].
The study of epileptic syndromes in children displaying a poor prognosis reveals common characteristics which allow the delineation of a clinical profile. In this study, hospital records of a treatment of convulsions in children were analysed during a two year period. We observed that the majority of cases presented this clinical profile.
Fontenelle
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Universidade Federal do Rio De Janeiro (UFRJ), Brasil.
Kreimer
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D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000927:Anticonvulsants
Epilepsia refratária na infância.