Attention impairment in childhood absence epilepsy: An impulsivity problem?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 337-341

  Cerminara, Caterina ^a   D'Agati, Elisa ^a   Casarelli, Livia ^a   Kaunzinger, Ivo ^b   Lange, Klaus W ^b   Pitzianti, Mariabernarda ^a   Parisi, Pasquale ^c   Tucha, Oliver ^d   Curatolo, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention; Childhood absence epilepsy; Impulsivity; Neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALERTNESS; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD ABSENCE EPILEPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVIDED ATTENTION; FEMALE; FOCUSED ATTENTION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84875654026     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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