Elderly people and epilepsy: Cognitive function

Epilepsia

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages 82-84

  Piazzini, Ada ^a   Canevini, Maria Paola ^a   Turner, Katherine ^a   Chifari, Rosanna ^a   Canger, Raffaele ^a  

^a SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognition; Elderly; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845518483     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00884.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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