EpiTrack: Tracking cognitive side effects of medication on attention and executive functions in patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 708-714

  Lutz, M T ^a   Helmstaedter, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AED; Antiepileptic drug; Attention; Cognition; Cognitive side effects; Epilepsy; Executive function; Neuropsychology; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAZE TEST; MENTAL TEST; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 29544436134     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.08.015     Document Type: Article

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