Qualitative block design performance in epilepsy patients

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-157

  Zipf Williams, Erika M ^a   Shear, Paula K ^b   Strongin, Dawn ^a   Winegarden, Babbi J ^a   Morrell, Martha J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEIZURE;

EID: 0033980434     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(99)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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