Neurocognitive functioning of preschool children with uncomplicated epilepsy

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-87

  Rantanen, Kati ^a,b   Nieminen, Pirkko ^a   Eriksson, Kai ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77949436796     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/174866409X451465     Document Type: Article

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