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Postoperative Neuropsychological Outcome in Patients with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Argentina
Joint Authors
Consalvo, Damian
D'Alessio, Luciana
Oddo, Silvia
Solis, Patricia
Seoane, Eduardo
Kochen, Silvia
Giagante, Brenda
Source
Epilepsy Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of the present study is to compare pre- and postsurgical neuropsychological outcome in individuals suffering from mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE), in order to evaluate prognosis.
The selected thirty-five patients had medically mTLE and had undergone an anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL).
Neuropsychological evaluation was performed in three different stages: before ATL, 6 months after resection, and a year afterwards.
Neuropsychological protocol evaluated attention, verbal memory, visual memory, executive function, language, intelligence, and handedness.
There was a significant improvement (P=0.030) in the group with visual memory deficit after surgery, whereas no changes were observed across patients with verbal memory deficit.
No changes were observed in language after surgery.
Executive function showed significant improvement 6 months after surgery (P=0.035).
Postoperative outcome of cognitive impairments depends on baseline neuropsychological status of the patients with TLE.
In our case series, deficits found in patients with mTLE after ATL did not result in a subjective complaint.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oddo, Silvia& Solis, Patricia& Consalvo, Damian& Seoane, Eduardo& Giagante, Brenda& D'Alessio, Luciana…[et al.]. 2011. Postoperative Neuropsychological Outcome in Patients with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Argentina. Epilepsy Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oddo, Silvia…[et al.]. Postoperative Neuropsychological Outcome in Patients with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Argentina. Epilepsy Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Oddo, Silvia& Solis, Patricia& Consalvo, Damian& Seoane, Eduardo& Giagante, Brenda& D'Alessio, Luciana…[et al.]. Postoperative Neuropsychological Outcome in Patients with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Argentina. Epilepsy Research and Treatment. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466646
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466646