In 14 children with epilepsy, 51 with febrile convulsions and 22 with meningitis gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentrations in lumbar CSF were determined. While the mean for CSF GABA concentrations for all epileptic children was unchanged [144 (range: 73-285) pmol/ml; controls: 148 (range: 90-243
Febrile convulsions caused by meningitis in young children
β Scribed by Dr. John C. Ratcliffe; Sheldon M. Wolf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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