Learning and behavior in children with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-111

  Williams, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Behavior; Epilepsy; Intervention; Learning; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; COGNITION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS;

EID: 0037630254     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(03)00024-6     Document Type: Review

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