Benign childhood epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes: Correlation between clinical, cognitive and EEG aspects

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 3 A, 2007, Pages 569-575

  Fonseca, Lineu Corrêa ^a,d   Tedrus, Glória Maria A S ^a   Pacheco, Elisabeth Marinelli De Camargo ^a   Berretta, Marcela Fernanda ^b   Campregher, Amanda Augusta ^a   Costa, Débora Macedo ^c  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b PIBIC CNPQ   (Brazil)

^c FAPESP   (Brazil)

^d FAPESP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benign childhood epilepsy; Cognition; Electroencephalogram; Epileptiform activity

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 34548857910     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2007000400004     Document Type: Article

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