The factor structure of the CVLT-C in pediatric epilepsy

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-203

  Griffiths, S Y ^a   Sherman, E M S ^b   Slick, Daniel ^c   Lautzenhiser, Aaron ^c   Westerveld, M ^d   Zaroff, C M ^e  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Confirmatory factor analysis; Memory; Pediatric epilepsy; Seizure disorders; Verbal Learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CUES; EPILEPSY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33746133582     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040600681315     Document Type: Article

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