Attentional processes and ADHD-related symptoms in pediatric patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-65

  Liu, Shu Tsen ^a   Tsai, Fang Ju ^a,b   Lee, Wang Tso ^a   Lee, Chi Mei ^a,c   Fan, Pi chuan ^a   Lin, Wei Sheng ^a   Chiu, Yen Nan ^a   Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention deficits; Continuous Performance Test; Epilepsy; IQ

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650509891     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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