Clinical observations on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children with frontal lobe epilepsy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-57

  Zhang, Dong Qing ^a   Li, Fu Hai ^a   Zhu, Xiao Bo ^a   Sun, Ruo Peng ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ADHD; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; electroencephalogram; frontal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADHD; ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FRONTAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84891785891     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812470004     Document Type: Article

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