Attention Contributes to Arithmetic Deficits in New-Onset Childhood Absence Epilepsy
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Attention Contributes to Arithmetic Deficits in New-Onset Childhood Absence Epilepsy
Neuropsychological studies indicate that new-onset childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is associated with deficits in attention and executive functioning. However, the contribution of these deficits to impaired academic performance remains unclear. We aimed to examine whether attention and executive functioning deficits account for the academic difficulties prevalent in patients with new-onset CAE...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Psychiatry
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1664-0640
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00166