Assessing cognitive and executive function in childhood absence epilepsy
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چکیده
Although cognitive impairment is one of the common problems among many patients with epilepsy, it still not well defined in childhood absence epilepsy. Here, authors assess and executive function epilepsy a group school‐age children Egypt. They discuss need for early identification neuropsychological dysfunction so that appropriate management can be implemented.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1931-227X', '1367-7543']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pnp.799