Behavioral measures in animal studies: Relevance to patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 612-621

  Heinrichs, Stephen C ^a   Bromfield, Edward B ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Emotionality; Motor behavior; Quality of Life in Epilepsy; Social interaction; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; COVARIANCE; DISEASE MODEL; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WELFARE;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 40849136490     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.11.014     Document Type: Review

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