Cognitive and adaptive evaluation of 21 consecutive patients with Dravet syndrome

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-148

  Villeneuve, Nathalie ^a,b,c   Laguitton, Virginie ^a   Viellard, Marine ^b   Lépine, Anne ^a,c   Chabrol, Brigitte ^c   Dravet, Charlotte ^d   Milh, Mathieu ^c,e  

^a CENTRE SAINT PAUL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive evaluation; Dravet syndrome; Epilepsy; SCN1A

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.1;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEVERE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY IN INFANCY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIALIZATION; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIORAL SCALE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

COGNITIVE EVALUATION; DRAVET SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; SCN1A;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891800086     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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