Effects of test order and modality on sustained attention in children with epilepsy

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 212-221

  Taylor Cooke, Patricia A ^a   Fastenau, Philip S ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 8844278356     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040490911069     Document Type: Article

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