Medication Choices for Paediatric Epilepsy
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Mortality in paediatric epilepsy.
The reasons for premature death in paediatric epilepsy are reviewed with reference to recent studies reported in the literature. Ways of informing families of children with epilepsy about the risk of death are discussed, and recommendations for personal practice given.
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2474-7521
DOI: 10.19080/ajpn.2019.07.555790