The efficacy of CNES-2 in detecting the neurobehavioral changes of epileptic patients

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-81

  Lai, Shung Lon ^a   Horng, Rong Der ^a   Chen, Shun Sheng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Neurobehavioral test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CHINA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

NES;

EID: 0033008381     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(98)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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