Number of articles retrieved by PubMed searching (26 October 2004)*
| Search terms used: | PubMed | PubMed Clinical Queries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Search “Prognosis” | Narrow Search “Prognosis” | Search “Systematic Reviews” | ||
| *All 4 “systematic” searches in the final column included both key references.2,3 MeSH = Medical Subject Heading | ||||
| First convulsion | 2321 | 586 | 260 | 29 |
| First seizure | 4489 | 1290 | 539 | 76 |
| First fit | 6534 | 1634 | 398 | 86 |
| First AND “Seizures”[MeSH] | 2081 | 510 | 219 | 26 |