The Prevalence of Seizure Types among Individuals Referred for Phase I Neuropsychological Assessment: Demographic and Neuropsychological Characteristics

The prevalence of seizure types among the subpopulation of patients referred for phase I neuropsychological assessment likely differs from the prevalence of specific seizure types within the general seizure population. Understanding the prevalence of clinical diagnoses is critical to maximizing the...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inClinical neuropsychologist Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 442 - 455
Main Authors Fargo, Jamison D., Schefft, Bruce K., Kent, Glenn P., Szaflarski, Jerzy P., Privitera, Michael D., Yeh, Hwa-Shain
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Group 01.05.2007
Subjects
Adult
Clinical decision making
Demography
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Localization
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
MMPI - statistics & numerical data
Neuropsychological assessment
Neuropsychological Tests
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Seizures
Seizures - classification
Seizures - epidemiology
Seizures - psychology
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:The prevalence of seizure types among the subpopulation of patients referred for phase I neuropsychological assessment likely differs from the prevalence of specific seizure types within the general seizure population. Understanding the prevalence of clinical diagnoses is critical to maximizing the predictive value of any assessment or diagnostic technique, clinical neuropsychological assessment of patients with seizures being no exception. Data from a series of 835 patients referred for phase I neuropsychological evaluation are used to report the prevalence of specific seizure types, as well as neuropsychological and demographic characteristics. Considerations for clinical neuropsychological research and practice are briefly discussed.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:1385-4046
1744-4144
DOI:10.1080/13854040600611376