The neuropsychological pattern of Unverricht-Lundborg disease

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 217-223

  Giovagnoli, Anna R ^a   Canafoglia, Laura ^a   Reati, Fabiola ^a   Raviglione, Federico ^a   Franceschetti, Silvana ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Neuropsychology; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Theory of mind; Unverricht Lundborg disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PLANNING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNVERRICHT-LUNDBORG SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149120505     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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