Cognitive outcome after epilepsy surgery in children

Brain and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 721-729

  Van Schooneveld, Monique M J ^a,b   Braun, Kees P J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catastrophic epilepsy; Children; Cognitive outcome; Development; Epilepsy surgery; Epileptic encephalopathy; Intelligence; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SURGERY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DISEASE DURATION; EEG ABNORMALITY; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; STURGE WEBER SYNDROME;

CATASTROPHIC EPILEPSY; CHILDREN; COGNITIVE OUTCOME; DEVELOPMENT; EPILEPSY SURGERY; EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INTELLIGENCE; PEDIATRIC;

CHILD; COGNITION; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881368904     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: 18727131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2013.01.011     Document Type: Review

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