Memory and phonological awareness in children with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy compared to a matched control group

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-62

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

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benign Rolandic Epilepsy; Childhood; Matched control group; Memory; Phonological awareness; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; SULTIAME; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

AWARENESS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; READING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34249908983     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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