Comparison of executive function in idiopathic generalized epilepsy versus temporal lobe epilepsy.

IF 0.6 4区医学 Q4 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Neurocase Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-29 DOI:10.1080/13554794.2024.2436160

Nahid Ashjazadeh, Ali Namjoo-Moghadam, Arash Mani, Neda Doostmohammadi, Mahnaz Bayat, Mohammad Saied Salehi, Elahe Rafiei, Mahtab Rostamihosseinkhani, Alireza Khani-Robati, Etrat Hooshmandi

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Abstract

Executive function (EF) deficits are common in epilepsy and impact quality of life. This study compares EF in idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients to healthy controls. Fifty-six IGE patients, 56 TLE patients, and 60 controls (matched by age) completed cognitive tests assessing attention, memory, learning, and verbal fluency. Both epilepsy groups performed worse than controls, with TLE patients showing significantly poorer verbal learning and memory compared to IGE patients. These findings suggest that TLE patients have more severe EF impairments, likely due to focal temporal lobe dysfunction and disruptions in EF networks.

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Neurocase 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

12.50%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Neurocase is a rapid response journal of case studies and innovative group studies in neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology that speak to the neural basis of cognition. Four types of manuscript are considered for publication: single case investigations that bear directly on issues of relevance to theoretical issues or brain-behavior relationships; group studies of subjects with brain dysfunction that address issues relevant to the understanding of human cognition; reviews of important topics in the domains of neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology; and brief reports (up to 2500 words) that replicate previous reports dealing with issues of considerable significance. Of particular interest are investigations that include precise anatomical localization of lesions or neural activity via imaging or other techniques, as well as studies of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, since these diseases are becoming more common as our population ages. Topic reviews are included in most issues.