Assessing effort during neuropsychological evaluation with the TOMM in children and adolescents with epilepsy

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 521-531

  MacAllister, William S ^a   Nakhutina, Luba ^a   Bender, Heidi A ^a   Karantzoulis, Stella ^a   Carlson, Chad ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Effort; Epilepsy; Neuropsychological; TOMM

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 75649139146     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040902748226     Document Type: Article

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