Cognitive and behavioral outcomes of epileptic syndromes: Implications for education and clinical practice

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 119-125

  Besag, Frank M C ^a  

^a Twinwoods Health Resource Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cognitive; Epilepsy; Epileptic syndromes

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; FELBAMATE; LAMOTRIGINE; STEROID; SULTIAME; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CORPUS CALLOSUM TRANSSECTION; DRAVET SYNDROME; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; JANZ SYNDROME; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; LIVER TOXICITY; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WEST SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33750577751     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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