The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 1 , Pages 140-142 , July 2008

Diagnostic Value of Lumbar Puncture in Afebrile Infants with Suspected New-Onset Seizures

  • Tarannum M. Lateef, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tarannum Musvee Lateef, MD, Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave, Washington D.C. 20010.
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  • Tammy N. Tsuchida, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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  • Taeun Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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  • Jami Johnson, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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  • William D. Gaillard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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  • Karin B. Nelson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Received 13 September 2007 ,Revised 24 January 2008 ,Accepted 14 February 2008.

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PII: S0022-3476(08)00106-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.02.030

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 1 , Pages 140-142 , July 2008

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