Behavior Disorders and Epilepsy
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[Behavior disorders in childhood epilepsy].
OBJECTIVE To introduce pediatricians to the psychiatric and behavioral disorders that most frequently affect children with epilepsy, qualifying them to diagnose, evaluate risk factors and guide the treatment of these children. SOURCES OF DATA MEDLINE (1979 to 2003) and epilepsy clinic at the Neuropediatrics Center, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS Children wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1993
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-7-1-1