Educational problems related to quantitative EEG changes in benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 486-490

  Tedrus, Glória M A S ^a   Fonseca, Lineu C ^a   Melo, Elisa M V ^a   Ximenes, Valeria L ^a  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes; Cognition; Educational problems; Electroencephalography; Epileptiform activity; Quantitative electroencephalogram; Rolandic epilepsy; Rolandic spikes

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY WITH CENTROTEMPORAL SPIKES; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 67849103426     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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