Neuropsychological deficits in childhood epilepsy syndromes

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-444

  MacAllister, William S ^a   Schaffer, Sarah G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Neuropsychological; Syndromes

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BENIGN ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; CHILDHOOD ABSENCE EPILEPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRAVET SYNDROME; EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY; HUMAN; JUVENILE ABSENCE EPILEPSY; JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; MYOCLONIC ASTATIC EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OCCIPITAL EPILEPSY; REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; WEST SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEIZURES; SYNDROME;

EID: 36849090831     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-007-9048-4     Document Type: Review

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