Febrile convulsions: electroencephalographic changes related to rectal temperature.
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Febrile convulsions: electroencephalographic changes related to rectal temperature.
Nine children had simultaneous continuous electroencephalographic monitoring and temperature recording immediately after febrile convulsions. Background electroencephalographic rhythms did not alter with temperature and with one exception, seizure discharges occurred only during sustained high pyrexia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.59.4.371