Cognitive and behavioral characteristics of children with Dravet syndrome: An overview

Epilepsia

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 35-38

  Guzzetta, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Early neurodevelopment; Severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy; Visual function

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; VISION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; SYNDROME;

EID: 79953720633     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.02999.x     Document Type: Review

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