Empirical methods for assessing meaningful neuropsychological change following epilepsy surgery

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 556-564

  Sawrie, Stephen M ^a,b   Chelune, Gordon J ^a   Naugle, Richard I ^a   Lüders, Hans O ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Memory; Practice effects; Regression to the mean; Reliable change; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOSURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030276591     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1355617700001739     Document Type: Article

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