Executive deficits in generalized and extrafrontal partial epilepsy: Long versus short seizure-free periods

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-70

  Treitz, Friederike H ^a   Daum, Irene ^a   Faustmann, Pedro M ^a   Haase, Claus G ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Knappschaft Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Executive functions; Seizure freedom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEIZURES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58149168967     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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