Behavioural disorders in children with epilepsy: Early improvement after surgery

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 739-744

  Lendt, M ^a   Helmstaedter, C ^a   Kuczaty, S ^a   Schramm, J ^b   Elger, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Children; Epilepsy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; THOUGHT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033659419     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.6.739     Document Type: Article

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