Neuropsychological assessment of children with rolandic epilepsy: Executive functions

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 403-407

  Neri, Marina L ^a   Guimarães, Catarina A ^a   Oliveira, Ecila P ^a   Duran, Marcos H ^a   Medeiros, Livia L ^a   Montenegro, Maria Augusta ^a   Boscariol, Mirela ^a   Guerreiro, Marilisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Executive functions; Neuropsychological assessment; Rolandic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; ROLANDIC EPILEPSY; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY, ROLANDIC; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84864304372     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.04.131     Document Type: Article

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