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Emilie Sheppard

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

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5 publications.

01

Cognitive and behavioural development in children presenting with complex febrile seizures: at onset and school age

Sheppard E, Lalancette E, Thébault‐Dagher F, Lafontaine M, Knoth IS, Gravel J, Lippé S

Epileptic Disorders20218 citationsFirst author
02

Febrile seizures and increased stress sensitivity in children: How it relates to seizure characteristics

Thébault-Dagher F, Lafontaine M-P, Knoth IS, Deguire F, Sheppard E, Cook R, Lagacé M, Gravel J, Lupien S, Lippé S

Epilepsy and Behavior20192 citations
03

Does the Epileptic Side (Left, Right, Bilateral) Differently Impair the Cognitive Functioning in Patients with Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centro-Temporal Spikes (BECTS)? A Literature Review

Mendizabal S, Jolicoeur P, Lefebvre C, Drisdelle BL, Sheppard E, Lippe S

20161 citations
04

Children with a history of atypical febrile seizures show abnormal steady state visual evoked potential brain responses

Sheppard E, Birca A, Carmant L, Lortie A, Vannassing P, Lassonde M, Lippé S

Epilepsy and Behavior201310 citationsFirst author
05

Cognitive Outcome of Status Epilepticus in Children

Sheppard E, Lippé S

Epilepsy Research and Treatment201223 citationsFirst author
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