Childhood Epilepsy, Attention Problems, and ADHD: Review and Practical Considerations

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 222-228

  Dunn, David W ^a   Kronenberger, William G ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; attention problems; behavioral aspects of childhood epilepsy; childhood epilepsy; cognitive aspects of childhood epilepsy; stimulant medication

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMPHETAMINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATOMOXETINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; TOPIRAMATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33744934257     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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