Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Child with Epilepsy

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 162-168

  Nelson, Elizabeth ^a   Fischer, Mariellen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34249742726     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2007.04.007     Document Type: Review

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