Neuropsychological consequences of epilepsy surgery in frontal lobe epilepsy

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 681-689

  Helmstaedter, C ^a,b   Gleissner U ^a   Zentner, J ^a   Elger, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b University Hospital of Neurosurgery ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APHASIA; COGNITION; EPILEPSY, FRONTAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0345196010     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3932(97)00134-6     Document Type: Article

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