Dichotic listening with forced attention in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: Significance of left hemisphere cognitive dysfunction

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-170

  Gramstad, Arne ^a,b   Engelsen, Bernt A ^a   Hugdahl, Kenneth ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dichotic listening; Lateralization; Neuropsychology; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 33646676536     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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