Epilepsy in the frontal lobes: Neuropsychological characteristics

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-222

  Upton, Dominic ^a,b,c   Thompson, Pamela J ^b,c  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EPILEPSY SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive systems; Epilepsy; Frontal lobes; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; GESTURE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030218953     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0896-6974(96)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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