Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes and the multicomponent model of attention: A matched control study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-77

  Cerminara, Caterina ^a   D'Agati, Elisa ^a   Lange, Klaus W ^b   Kaunzinger, Ivo ^b   Tucha, Oliver ^c   Parisi, Pasquale ^d   Spalice, Alberto ^e   Curatolo, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes; Electroencephalography; Spike index

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY WITH CENTROTEMPORAL SPIKE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SPIKE WAVE;

AGE OF ONSET; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77956611596     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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