Sleep disturbances in children with epilepsy compared with their nearest-aged siblings

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 754-759

  Wirrell, Elaine ^a   Blackman, Marlene ^b   Barlow, Karen ^a   Mah, Jean ^a   Hamiwka, Lorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL PROBLEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIBLINGS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 27744508815     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162205001581     Document Type: Article

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