Mental retardation in pediatric candidates for epilepsy surgery: The role of early seizure onset

Epilepsia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 268-274

  Vasconcellos, Elza ^a   Wyllie, Elaine ^a   Sullivan, Shawn ^a   Stanford, Lisa ^a   Bulacio, Juan ^a   Kotagal, Prakash ^a   Bingaman, William ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Intelligence; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ONSET AGE; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035093556     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.12200.x     Document Type: Review

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