Subtle neuropsychological alterations in children with rolandic epilepsy

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 276-280

  Titomanlio, L ^a   Romano, A ^a   Romagnuolo, G ^a   Del Giudice, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Epilepsy; Neuropsychological; Rolandic

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL THINKING; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RESPONSE TIME; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 30944432570     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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