Tests of Attention in Newly Diagnosed Idiopathic Epilepsy

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-16-4-9

Keywords:

Newly Diagnosed Idiopathic Epilepsy, Behavior Difficulties, Antiepileptic Medications

Abstract

Performance on tests of Reaction Time, Color Trails, Manual Tapping and Steadiness, and Sustained Attention were compared in 51 children with epilepsy (age 7-16 years) and 48 healthy classmates, in a study at Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Published

2002-04-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders