Effects of age of onset of partial and generalized seizures on neuropsychological performance in children

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 171, Issue 10, 1983, Pages 624-629

  O’Leary, Daniel S ^a   Lovell, Mark R ^a   Chris Sackellares, J ^b   Berent, Stanley ^c   Giordani, Bruno ^c   Seidenberg, Michael ^d  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d Fulton State Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; ONSET AGE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 0020605638     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-198310000-00006     Document Type: Article

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