Executive dysfunction is a significant predictor of poor quality of life in children with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1936-1942

  Sherman, Elisabeth M S ^a,b   Slick, Daniel J ^a   Eyrl, Kim L ^c  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Executive Functioning; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODDS RATIO; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33750904782     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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