The cognitive impact of epileptiform EEG discharges and short epileptic seizures: Relationship to characteristics of the cognitive tasks

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-209

  Aldenkamp, A P ^a,b   Arends, J ^b   de la Parra, N M ^b   Migchelbrink, E J W ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Epilepsy; Epileptiform EEG discharges; Subtle seizures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; READING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOCABULARY;

EID: 75749140437     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.11.024     Document Type: Article

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