Study of attentional processes in children with idiopathic epilepsy by Conner's Continuous Performance Test

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 509-515

  Borgatti, Renato ^a,b   Piccinelli, Paolo ^c   Montirosso, Rosario ^a   Donati, Gemma ^c   Rampani, Alessandra ^b   Molteni, Laura ^b   Tofani, Annalisa ^c   Nicoli, Francesca ^c   Zucca, Claudio ^a   Bresolin, Nereo ^a,d   Balottin, Umberto ^c  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE; SLEEP; STANDARDIZATION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 8344224443     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738040190070601     Document Type: Article

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