Relative influence of epileptic seizures and of epilepsy syndrome on cognitive function

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 407-412

  Tromp, Selma C ^a   Weber, Jacobina W ^b   Aldenkamp, Albert P ^a,c   Arends, Johan ^b   vander Linden, Inge ^b   Diepman, Leonie ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037767538     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180060501     Document Type: Article

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