Role of interictal epileptiform abnormalities in cognitive impairment

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 504-515

  Holmes, Gregory L ^a   Lenck Santini, Pierre Pascal ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy; Learning; Memory; Seizures; Spikes

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELTA RHYTHM; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; THETA RHYTHM; WAKEFULNESS;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; SEIZURES; SLEEP DISORDERS; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 33646077417     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.11.014     Document Type: Review

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