Reexamining the effects of epilepsy surgery on IQ in children: Use of regression-based change scores

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 879-886

  Sherman, Elisabeth M S ^a,b   Slick, Daniel ^a   Connolly, Mary B ^a,b   Steinbok, Paul ^a,b   Martin, Roy ^c   Strauss, Esther ^d   Chelune, Gordon J ^e   Farrell, Kevin ^a,b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Epilepsey; IQ; Outcome; Pediatric; Regression; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL; TOPIRAMATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOSURGERY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0141649626     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617703960085     Document Type: Article

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