REVIEW Cognitive functions and epileptic activity
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REVIEW Cognitive functions and epileptic activity
Epilepsy, and its treatment, can affect the development and use of language in a number of different ways. The seizures may be a symptom of a lesion in areas of the brain essential for language function, and the complications of both the seizures and of the drugs can interfere with learning. However, the purpose of this review is to consider the role of epileptic activity as demonstrated by ele...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2000.0390