Clinical neuropsychology in epilepsy: Theoretical and practical issues

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 437-459

  Helmstaedter, Christoph ^a   Witt, Juri Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic procedures; Differential diagnostics; Etiological factors; Neuropsychological impairments; Outcome measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865589380     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52898-8.00036-7     Document Type: Chapter

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