Intermittent diazepam and continuous phenobarbital to treat recurrence of febrile seizures: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Intermittent diazepam and continuous phenobarbital to treat recurrence of febrile seizures: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Convulsions triggered by fever are the most common type of seizures in childhood, and 20% to 30% of them have recurrence. The prophylactic treatment is still controversial, so we performed a systematic review to find out the effectiveness of continuous phenobarbital and intermittent diazepam compare...

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Main Authors: Masuko Alice Hatsue, Castro Aldemar Araujo, Santos Gustavo Rocha, Atallah Álvaro Nagib, Prado Lucila Bizari Fernandes do, Carvalho Luciane Bizari Coin de, Prado Gilmar Fernandes do
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2003-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
prophylactic treatment
febrile seizures
intermittent diazepam
continuous phenobarbital
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000600001
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