Should every child with epilepsy undergo a neuropsychological evaluation?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 210-213

  Buelow, Janice M ^a   McNelis, Angela ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Cognitive developmental delay; Depression; Intractable epilepsy; Learning disabilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036623554     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(02)00024-0     Document Type: Article

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