There are laterality effects in memory functioning in children/adolescents with focal epilepsy.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
In a sample of individuals with childhood focal epilepsy, children/adolescents with left hemisphere foci outperformed those with right foci on both measures of nonverbal learning. Participants with left foci performed worse than controls on paired associate delayed recall and semantic memory, and they had greater laterality effects in IQ. Participants with right foci performed worse than controls on delayed facial recognition. Both groups displayed reduced focused attention and poor passage retention over time. Although participants with bilateral foci displayed poor learning and lower IQ than controls, they did not have worse impairment than those with a unilateral focus.
Volume
39
Issue
8
First Page
569
Last Page
584
ISSN
1532-6942
Published In/Presented At
Kibby, M. Y., Cohen, M. J., Lee, S. E., Stanford, L., Park, Y. D., & Strickland, S. M. (2014). There are laterality effects in memory functioning in children/adolescents with focal epilepsy. Developmental neuropsychology, 39(8), 569–584. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2014.962695
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
25470222
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article