Attention and Executive Functions in Children With Epilepsy: What, Why, and What to Do

Applied Neuropsychology: Child

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 215-225

  MacAllister, William S ^a   Vasserman, Marsha ^a   Rosenthal, Joshua ^b   Sherman, Elisabeth ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Child Study Center New York University ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; attention; epilepsy; executive functions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904362073     PISSN: 21622965     EISSN: 21622973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2013.839605     Document Type: Review

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