Atypical neuropsychological profiles and cognitive outcome in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 461-469

  Gargaro, Ana C ^a   Sakamoto, Américo C ^a   Bianchin, Marino M ^a,b   Geraldi, Camila de V L ^a   Scorsi Rosset, S ^a   Coimbra, Érica R ^a   Carlotti, Carlos G ^a   Assirati, João Alberto ^a   Velasco, Tonicarlo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Hippocampal sclerosis; Memory; Neuropsychological assessment; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPACE PERCEPTION; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84876700315     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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