title: [Refractory epilepsy in childhood].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio De Janeiro (UFRJ), Brasil.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fontenelle
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kreimer
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants
vernacular_title: Epilepsia refratária na infância.