Decreased quality of life in children with hypothalamic hamartoma and treatment-resistant epilepsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-55

  Park, Cleo ^a   Wethe, Jennifer V ^b   Kerrigan, John F ^a  

^a PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

epilepsy; hypothalamic hamartoma; migraine; PedsQL 4.0; quality of life; rolandic; seizure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESISTANT EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84871532477     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812439622     Document Type: Article

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