Quality of life after surgery for intractable partial epilepsy in children: A cohort study with controls

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-213

  Mikati, Mohamad A ^a   Ataya, Nour ^a   Ferzli, Jessica ^a   Kurdi, Rana ^a   El Banna, Diana ^a   Rahi, Amal ^a   Shamseddine, Alhan ^a   Sinno, Durriyah ^a   Comair, Youssef ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Epilepsy surgery; Partial epilepsy; Pediatric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955057833     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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