Components of attention in children with complex partial seizures with and without ADHD

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 211-215

  Semrud Clikeman, Margaret ^a   Wical, Beverly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Children; Epilepsy; Partial complex

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEARNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0032898844     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb02077.x     Document Type: Article

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