The effects of cognitive rehabilitation on memory outcome after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 402-409

  Helmstaedter, Cristoph ^a   Loer, Barbara ^a   Wohlfahrt, Rainer ^b   Hammen, Axel ^b   Saar, Josef ^c   Steinhoff, Bernhard J ^c   Quiske, Ansgar ^d   Schulze Bonhage, Andreas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^c Epilepsy Center Kork   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive rehabilitation; Epilepsy; Memory outcome; Temporal lobe surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 40649123543     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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