Cognitive effects of interictal epileptiform discharges in children

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 697-706

  Ebus, S ^a   Arends, J ^a   Hendriksen, J ^a   Van Der Horst, E ^a   De La Parra, N ^a   Hendriksen, R ^a   Santegoeds, E ^a   Boon, P ^a,c   Aldenkamp, B ^a,b  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child; Cognition; EEG; Epilepsy; Epileptiform; Spike

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERICTAL EPILEPTIFORM DISCHARGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; VERBAL MEMORY;

CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEIZURES; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84867098048     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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