Open AccessNeuropsychological studies in the process of surgical treatment of epilepsy
Author(s) -
В. Р. Касумов,
K. B. Kuralbayev,
Almas Kuralbayev
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ sibirskoj mediciny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1819-3684
pISSN - 1682-0363
DOI - 10.20538/1682-0363-2008-5-1-156-158
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , epilepsy , temporal lobe , audiology , focus (optics) , psychology , electroencephalography , medicine , neuroscience , cognition , physics , optics
Basing on the material of 25 surgically treated epileptic patients higher mental functions were studied in the pre- and postoperative periods using certain neuropsychological tests with comparison to the clinical-electroencephalographic findings in order to localize the leading epileptic focus. Short-time auditory-dysphasic and visual memory disturbances were revealed denoting temporal lobe localization of the focus. The above disturbances deteriorated postoperatively, but during the period of 1 to 2 years they regressed to the preoperative level.