TY - JOUR
T1 - Anterior Temporal Lobectomy for the Control of Partial Complex Seizures
T2 - Information for Counseling Patients
AU - IVNIK, ROBERT J.
AU - SHARBROUGH, FRANK W.
AU - LAWS, EDWARD R.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - We examined the effect of anterior temporal lobectomy on cognitive function in the treatment of intractable partial complex seizures in a sample of 142 patients. Our current results replicate previous work in this area and clearly establish the presence of differential effects on cognitive function as a consequence of the side of the operation. Learning and memory are most susceptible to impairment postoperatively, although general intellectual abilities are also affected in a small number of patients. The data are further analyzed in a manner that permits determination of the probability of cognitive alterations postoperatively for individual patients. Information is provided to assist health-care professionals in evaluating the risk-to-benefit ratio relative to cognitive abilities as they consider this treatment alternative for their patients who suffer from intractable partial complex seizures.
AB - We examined the effect of anterior temporal lobectomy on cognitive function in the treatment of intractable partial complex seizures in a sample of 142 patients. Our current results replicate previous work in this area and clearly establish the presence of differential effects on cognitive function as a consequence of the side of the operation. Learning and memory are most susceptible to impairment postoperatively, although general intellectual abilities are also affected in a small number of patients. The data are further analyzed in a manner that permits determination of the probability of cognitive alterations postoperatively for individual patients. Information is provided to assist health-care professionals in evaluating the risk-to-benefit ratio relative to cognitive abilities as they consider this treatment alternative for their patients who suffer from intractable partial complex seizures.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)62358-1
DO - 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)62358-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 3398596
AN - SCOPUS:0023689287
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 63
SP - 783
EP - 793
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 8
ER -