Cognition and behavior in children with benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS)

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-94

  Giordani, B ^a   Caveney, A F ^b   Laughrin, D ^c   Huffman, J L ^d   Berent, S ^a   Sharma, U ^e   Giles, J M ^f   Garofalo, E A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c North Shore Center   (United States)

^d Huffman Psychology   (United States)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

^f Department of Psychiatry/Neuropsychology   (United States)

Author keywords

BECTS; Child; Cognition; Memory; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BENIGN EPILEPSY WITH CENTROTEMPORAL SPIKE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTELLECT; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; WEAKNESS;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEIZURES;

EID: 33746827300     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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