Epilepsy Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 173-181 , July 1996

Parent-completed scales for measuring seizure severity and severity of side-effects of antiepileptic drugs in childhood epilepsy: development and psychometric analysis

  • Hans A. Carpay

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Westeinde Hospital, PO Box 432, 2501 CK Den Haag, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 (70) 330 2000; fax: +31 (70) 380 9459.
    • Department of Child Neurology, Westeinde Hospital and Juliana Children's Hospital, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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  • Willem F.M. Arts

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    • Department of Child Neurology, Westeinde Hospital and Juliana Children's Hospital, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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  • Jan Vermeulen

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    • Department of Psychology, ‘Meer en Bosch’ Epilepsycentre, Heemstede, The Netherlands
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  • Hans Stroink

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    • Department of Child Neurology, Sophia Children's Hospital/University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Oebo F. Brouwer

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    • Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • A.C. Boudewyn Peters

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    • Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital and Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Cees A. van Donselaar

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    • St. Clara Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Albert P. Aldenkamp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, ‘Meer en Bosch’ Epilepsycentre, Heemstede, The Netherlands

Received 11 October 1995 ,Revised 2 February 1996 ,Accepted 2 February 1996.

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Epilepsy Research
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