Gender, Memory, and Hippocampal Volumes: Relationships in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Bengtson, M.; Martin, Roy C.; Sawrie, Stephen M.; Gilliam, Frank; Faught, Edward; Morawetz, Richard B.; Kuzniecky, Ruben

doi:10.1006/ebeh.2000.0051

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“…In general, most studies indicate that women with epilepsy typically display better verbal memory than men with epilepsy (Berenbaum et al, 1997;Helmstaedter et al, 1999Helmstaedter et al, , 2004Berger et al, 2017Berger et al, , 2018, although it should be noted that not all studies show a sex difference (Davies et al, 1998). After surgical resection of epileptogenic tissue of the anterior temporal lobe, women often continue to display superior performance (Trenerry et al, 1995;Berenbaum et al, 1997;Davies et al, 1998;Bengtson et al, 2000;Bjornaes et al, 2005;Berger et al, 2017). Overall, therefore, it appears that women in general display better performance on verbal learning and memory tests, and this sex difference confers a degree of resilience to decline in these measures in the face of epilepsy.…”

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Sex Differences in the Epilepsies and Associated Comorbidities: Implications for Use and Development of Pharmacotherapies

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Sex Differences in the Epilepsies and Associated Comorbidities: Implications for Use and Development of Pharmacotherapies

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“…Bell and Davies (1998) summarized much of this literature, suggesting that age of seizure onset, preoperative ability (FSIQ), chronological age, and biological sex may be contributing influences. Bengston et al (2000) also suggested that sex might be important. Therefore, it was decided that if any variable statistically differentiated the groups, these four covariates, the discriminating variable at baseline, and lag (i.e., time between pre-and posttest) would be used to attempt to eliminate it.…”

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Minimal model to document psychometric change after standard anterior temporal lobectomy for intractable seizure disorder

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Neuropsychological assessment of persons with epilepsy is recommended whenever neurosurgery is considered as an alternative therapy for seizure disorders refractory to ordinary medical management. Although psychological assessment is common in centers specialized in the care of epilepsy patients, standardized protocols are not common. This study addresses the question of the optimal minimal test battery necessary to differentiate groups of right-handed patients with refractory, complex partial seizure disorder who receive either right or left anterior temporal lobectomy or no surgery. No variable differentiated the groups before surgery. Only Logical Memory-Immediate of the Wechsler Memory Scale differentiated the groups following surgery. This finding is consistent with the literature.

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“…In the case of volumetrics, studies have related volumetric measures of memory-related anatomical structures with memory test performance across a range of populations including those suffering from primary degenerative dementia [19][20][21][22][23] , epilepsy [24][25][26][27][28][29] ; head injury 30,31 , alcoholism 32,33 , and amnesia [34][35][36][37] . In general, correlations have been found between volumes of key structures such as the hippocampus and memory test performance, though there is significant variability in the strength of these correlations.…”

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Advanced brain imaging procedures and human memory disorder

Kapur¹,

Kopelman²

2003

British Medical Bulletin

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The impact of advanced brain imaging procedures in the field of human memory disorder is reviewed, with particular emphasis on current and potential applications that may impact upon the diagnosis and management of memory-disordered patients. While both advanced structural, resting physiological and functional physiological brain imaging procedures have been applied to conditions where memory disorder is a major feature, the specific implications of research findings for diagnosis and treatment in routine clinical practice remain tentative and promising, but not yet substantive enough to inform clinical decisions to a significant degree. In terms of diagnostic applications, several promising areas include dementia, epilepsy, and transient amnesic states. In the case of applications in treatment settings, advanced brain imaging procedures may help to monitor neural correlates of spontaneous recovery or progression of memory function, and may also help in the planning and monitoring of therapeutic intervention.

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Gender, Memory, and Hippocampal Volumes: Relationships in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Cited by 16 publications

References 33 publications

Sex Differences in the Epilepsies and Associated Comorbidities: Implications for Use and Development of Pharmacotherapies

Sex Differences in the Epilepsies and Associated Comorbidities: Implications for Use and Development of Pharmacotherapies

Minimal model to document psychometric change after standard anterior temporal lobectomy for intractable seizure disorder

Advanced brain imaging procedures and human memory disorder

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