The neuropsychological and emotional consequences of living with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy: implications for clinical management

Moore, Pascale; Baker, Gus A.

doi:10.1053/seiz.2001.0668

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“…The range of symptoms that can appear during an epileptic attack are feelings of anxiety, fear, depression, paranoia, hallucinations, illusions, laughing, obsessions, and feelings of déjà vu. People with epilepsy find cognitive disturbances, such as in memory, concentration, communication, and language, to be among the most distressing and to have the greatest impact on self-confidence (Fisher et al, 2000;Moore & Baker, 2002). Furthermore, research shows that adolescents with uncontrollable epilepsy suffer from delays in physical and emotional development, disturbances in the formation of cognitive and social skills, learning difficulties, and problems with sexual identity (Herman & Austin, 1993;Pellock, 1991).…”

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Living With Epilepsy: Ordinary People Coping With Extraordinary Situations

Admi

Shaham

2007

Qual Health Res

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This replicated study explores the ordinary people theory generated in the original research among American youth with cystic fibrosis through the experience of Israeli youth with epilepsy. The authors used the qualitative life history method in a sample of 14 adolescents and young adults with epilepsy. They employed the constant comparative method of analysis to analyze the data collected from the in-depth interviews. The results show that epilepsy was not central to the participants' everyday lives. Their perceptions of the disease followed developmental stages. The authors found that coping methods were adaptive and took into account social stigma and practical outcomes. This study provides a positive and normalcy perspective of exploring the lifestyle of people with chronic diseases and disabilities as opposed to deficit models. It adds to the trustworthiness of the model's cross-cultural applicability through its use in a different context among a population with a different diagnosis.

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Living With Epilepsy: Ordinary People Coping With Extraordinary Situations

Admi

Shaham

2007

Qual Health Res

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“…21 Psychosocial difficulties leading to social isolation, depression, anxiety, and other neuropsychiatric comorbidities may also render these individuals more vulnerable in general. 22 It may also be that those with epilepsy become exposed and helpless due to a seizure in public and as a result can be assaulted or taken advantage of during periods of ictal or postictal agitation and confusion.…”

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Motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and assaults in epilepsy: A population- based study

Hesdorffer¹,

Jette²,

Kwon³

et al. 2011

Neurology

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“…Patients with epilepsy do not suffer only from seizures; impairment of cognitive functions as well as psychological and social distress may accompany the disorder (Bell, Lin, Seidenberg, & Hermann, 2011;Gilliam, Hecimovic, & Sheline, 2003;Johnson, Jones, Seidenberg, & Hermann, 2004;Moore & Baker, 2002). After a detailed neuropsychological assessment of a large sample of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, Moore and Baker (2002) concluded that patients experience significant difficulties in intelligence tests, verbal memory, and language performance.…”

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“…After a detailed neuropsychological assessment of a large sample of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, Moore and Baker (2002) concluded that patients experience significant difficulties in intelligence tests, verbal memory, and language performance. Improvement in these functions after the treatment with antiepileptic drugs, surgery, or Vagus nerve stimulation is rarely reported (Seidenberg, O'Leary, Berent, & Boll, 1981;Wachi et al, 2001).…”

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Why Do Patients with Partial Epilepsy Improve Their IQ After Training to Self-Regulate Slow Cortical Potentials?

Strehl

Kotchoubey

Martinetz

et al. 2011

Journal of Neurotherapy

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In patients with epilepsy, not only seizures but also cognitive, emotional, and social functioning are of increasing interest in research (Kelley, Jacobs, & Lowenstein, 2009). As a decrease in cognitive functions over the course of the illness is usually reported, we wanted to explore changes in Intelligence Scores observed after a neurofeedback treatment in patients with drug-resistant epilepsies. In a controlled study that compared the outcome of three different interventions (training to regulate slow cortical potentials, N ¼ 34; training to regulate breath rate and the amount of carbon dioxide in the end tidal volume of the exhaled air, N ¼ 11; modification of drug regime, N ¼ 25), pre-and postmeasurements of a short version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale were applied. The interval between the two assessments was more than 12 months, with a mean of 61 weeks. Mean age of the patients was 35, with a range from 17 to 57. The highly significant 7-point increment of IQ only after training of slow cortical potentials was not related to clinical (e.g., seizure reduction) or neuropsychological (e.g., attention and memory) variables. Instead, it was related to psychophysiological measures: IQ change was inversely related to the Latency of the P300 component of event-related brain potentials and directly related to the Latency of the P2 component and the increase of N2 Amplitude during training. We conclude that regulation training of slow cortical potentials improves IQ in patients with refractory partial epilepsy, which might be related to an improved ability for controlled allocation of cognitive resources.

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The neuropsychological and emotional consequences of living with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy: implications for clinical management

Cited by 54 publications

References 25 publications

Living With Epilepsy: Ordinary People Coping With Extraordinary Situations

Living With Epilepsy: Ordinary People Coping With Extraordinary Situations

Motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and assaults in epilepsy: A population- based study

Why Do Patients with Partial Epilepsy Improve Their IQ After Training to Self-Regulate Slow Cortical Potentials?

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