Neurocognitive and psychological profiles of adult patients with epilepsy in Hong Kong

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 337-343

  Tang, Venus ^a,b   Kwan, Patrick ^b,c   Poon, W S ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive deficits; Epilepsy; Psychological well being; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

COGNITIVE DEFICITS; EPILEPSY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84885061352     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.07.027     Document Type: Article

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