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Neuropsychology and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Bruce Hermann  and
Michael Seidenberg
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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to review aspects of the neuropsychology of temporal lobe epilepsy. Evidence will be presented to demonstrate that the cognitive consequences of this focal seizure disorder can be more generalized in nature than expected. Consistent with the extratemporal neurocognitive findings, careful quantitative magnetic resonance imaging volumetrics have shown that structural brain changes may be detected outside the temporal lobes. Many factors can potentially affect cognition and brain structure. We focus on the potential neurodevelopmental impact of early-onset temporal lobe epilepsy on brain structure and cognition positing that this disorder can have both immediate and lifespan implications for cognition and psychosocial status.

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 7 , Issue 5 , May 2002 , pp. 343 - 348
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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