Performance of children with epilepsy on the Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test: Is there an effect of localization or lateralization?

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 184-189

  Schouten, Diana ^a   Hendriksen, Jos G M ^b   Aldenkamp, Albert P ^b,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Epileptic focus; Rey Osterrieth complex figure test (RCFT)

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REY OSTERRIETH COMPLEX FIGURE TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 58849090409     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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