The impact of epilepsy surgery on cognition and behavior

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 592-599

  Baxendale, Sallie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EPILEPSY SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Epilepsy surgery; Memory; Neuropsychological assessment; Outcome; Prediction; Review; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 40849087790     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.12.015     Document Type: Review

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