Risk factors for spatial memory impairment in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-60

  Amlerova, Jana ^a   Laczo, Jan ^a,b   Vlcek, Kamil ^b,c   Javurkova, Alena ^a   Andel, Ross ^b,d   Marusic, Petr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy duration; Epilepsy onset; Intelligence level; Spatial memory; Spatial navigation; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEURONAVIGATION; ONSET AGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL MEMORY; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84870528359     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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