Cognitive, psychosocial, and family function one year after pediatric epilepsy surgery

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 650-660

  Smith, Mary Lou ^a,c   Elliott, Irene M ^a   Lach, Lucyna ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cognitive; Epilepsy surgery; Family; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042548331     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.21903.x     Document Type: Article

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