Cognition and health-related quality of life in chronic well-controlled patients with partial epilepsy on carbamazepine monotherapy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 316-321

  Engelberts, Nadine H J ^a   Klein, Martin ^b   Van der Ploeg, Henk M ^b   Heimans, Jan J ^b   Jolles, Jelle ^c   Kasteleijn Nolst Trenité, Dorotheé G A ^d  

^a Dutch Epilepsy Clinics Foundation   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Health related quality of life; Memory; Partial epilepsy; Self perceived neuropsychological functioning

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MONOTHERAPY; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SEIZURE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0036669548     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(02)00036-7     Document Type: Article

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