Marked benefits in physical activity and well-being, but not in functioning domains, 2 years after successful epilepsy surgery in children

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-149

  Mikati, M A ^a   Rahi, A C ^a   Shamseddine, A ^a   Mroueh, S ^a   Shoeib, H ^a   Comair, Y ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Lebanon; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 37049025011     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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