Neuropsychological aspects of frontal lobe epilepsy

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 399-406

  Helmstaedter, C ^a   Kemper, B ^b   Elger, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Frontal lobe; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; RESPONSE TIME; VELOCITY;

EID: 0029944430     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(95)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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