Psychological Testing in Epilepsy. I. Cognitive Function

Folsom, Angela T.

doi:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1953.tb00368.x

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“…Several investigators, beginning with Paskind (1932), pointed out that the assumption of intellectual deterioration was based upon observation of institutionalized epilepsy patients and, therefore, constituted a very selective and unrepresentative sample. Review articles by Folsom (1953) and Tarter (1972) showed that when noninstitutionalized epilepsy patients were studied, the degree of intellectual deficits and deterioration reported by early investigators was found to be greatly diminished.…”

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Changes in Seizure Frequency and Test‐Retest Scores on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Seidenberg¹,

O'Leary

Berent

et al. 1981

Epilepsia

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Test-retest performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) of two groups of adult epilepsy patients are presented and compared. In one group, Seizures Improved (SI) group, seizure frequency had decreased during the test-retest interval, and in the other group, Seizures Unimproved (SU) group, the number of seizures had either increased or stayed the same over the test-retest interval. The SI group showed a significant test-retest improvement on WAIS Verbal IQ, Performance IQ, and Full Scale IQ, as well as on eight of 11 WAIS subtests. In comparison, the SU group showed significant increases only on the Performance IQ and Object Assembly subtest. Furthermore, differences between the two groups were observed in the pattern of test-retest changes seen on the Performance measures relative to the Verbal measures. The results suggest that change in seizure frequency is one of the factors associated with test-retest changes in the intellectual functioning of epilepsy patients.

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Changes in Seizure Frequency and Test‐Retest Scores on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Seidenberg¹,

O'Leary

Berent

et al. 1981

Epilepsia

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“…Kansas lepsy this group has been variously estimated to constitute from 31 per cent ( 2 ) to 88 per cent (3) of those having psychomotor epilepsy. Golub et a1 (4) studying a group of patients with such a temporal focus demonstrated an associated consistent seizure pattern which evolved in three stages: ( 1 ) an initial immobility or arrest phenomenon; (2) automatisms of swallowing, sucking, chewing, or repetitive movements of arms or legs; (3) the carrying out of acts of varying complexity which may appear semi-purposeful, inappropriate, and sometimes bizarre.…”

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