Quality of Life of Children With Benign Rolandic Epilepsy

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 240-245

  Connolly, Anne M ^a   Northcott, Ellen ^a   Cairns, David R ^b   McIntyre, Jenny ^c   Christie, Jane ^c   Berroya, Anna ^d   Lawson, John A ^a,c   Bleasel, Andrew F ^d   Bye, Ann M E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33748715348     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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