Growth disturbance of frontal lobe in BCECTS presenting with frontal dysfunction

Brain and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 771-774

  Kanemura, Hideaki ^a   Aihara, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional magnetic resonance imaging; Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECTS); Brain volumetry; Cognition; Frontal lobe function; Impulsivity

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN SIZE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; EEG ABNORMALITY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; VOLUMETRY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 70350294603     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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