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Recognition memory in treated epileptic patients
Author(s) -
Tomlinson Laura,
Stirling Nick,
Merrifield Elaine,
Reynolds Edward H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1981.tb02361.x
Subject(s) - significant difference , test (biology) , task (project management) , cognition , psychology , memory test , audiology , sample (material) , epilepsy , sample size determination , statistical analysis , medicine , statistics , psychiatry , mathematics , paleontology , management , economics , biology , chemistry , chromatography
In this study there was no qualitative difference in the performance of a heterogeneous group of epileptic patients and normal subjects on a recognition task for visually presented verbal material. There was, however, a significant overall difference in the number of words recognised. After a statistical correction for V.I.Q. was made this difference disappeared. The small sample size and statistical corrections made on the data make it difficult to draw firm conclusions. The data is part of a pilot study investigating the parameters of the test procedure itself. This test will be used in a carefully controlled, prospective study of the cognitive effects of anticonvulsant drugs.