Neuropsychological deficiencies as a mediator between CNS dysfunction and inattentive behaviour in childhood epilepsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 717-718

  Noeker, M ^a   Haverkamp, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; LETTER; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0141719647     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162203211336     Document Type: Letter

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