Computerized neuropsychological testing in epilepsy: Overview of available tools

Seizure

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 416-423

  Witt, Juri Alexander ^a   Alpherts, Willem ^b   Helmstaedter, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cognition; Computer; Neuropsychology; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; AUTOMATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE PHONE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL COGNITION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TACHISTOSCOPY; VIRTUAL REALITY; WORKING MEMORY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84878827447     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.04.004     Document Type: Review

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