Psychosocial functioning following surgical treatment for intractable epilepsy in childhood

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-182

  Korneluk, Yolanda G ^a   Kuehn, Sally M ^b   Keene, Daniel L ^b   Ventureyra, Enrique C G ^b  

^a Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epilepsy; Psychosocial; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PARENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038078605     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-003-0723-3     Document Type: Article

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