An analysis of neuropsychological change scores following selective temporal resection of the non-dominant temporal lobe.
Reliable change in neuropsychological test scores was examined in patients undergoing right-sided, selective temporal resections for the relief of intractable epilepsy. Measures were taken prior to surgery, 1-month post-operatively and 1-year post-operatively. Non-verbal memory performance was more robustly measured than in previous studies. Results failed to replicate previous studies which report verbal memory deficits even following right-sided surgery. No strong evidence of a material-specific, non-verbal memory deficit was found on commonly used tests of non-verbal memory. The majority of patients failed to show reliable decline in performance following surgery indicating that fears of post-operative memory decline may be unfounded.
Walton
N H
NH
Department of Neuropsychology, Frenchay Healthcare NHS Trust, Bristol, UK.
Goodsman
C
C
McCarter
R
R
Sandeman
D R
DR
Bird
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D000679:Amygdala / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology