Neuropsychological development in children with Dravet syndrome

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 86-93

  Chieffo, Daniela ^a   Battaglia, Domenica ^a   Lettori, Donatella ^a   Del Re, Maria ^a   Brogna, Claudia ^a   Dravet, Charlotte ^a   Mercuri, Eugenio ^a   Guzzetta, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dravet syndrome; Neuropsychological development; SMEI borderline cases

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; FELBAMATE; LAMOTRIGINE; NITRAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM BROMIDE; PRIMIDONE; STIRIPENTOL; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

AGE OF ONSET; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODON, NONSENSE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY, JUVENILE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHANNELS; SYNDROME; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 79957932125     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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