National Society for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, UK.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2009 Nov;31(8):955-8. doi: 10.1080/13803390902766887. Epub 2009 Apr 3.
The sensitivity of the Warrington Recognition Memory for Faces (RMF) to reliably localize temporal lobe dysfunction in surgical epilepsy candidates is not as strong as that of the Recognition Memory for Words (RMW). Previous research has indicated that its diagnostic utility is improved in patients with lower IQs. Data from 114 patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis was retrospectively examined to explore the accuracy of both subtests in patients with IQs within the low average/borderline impaired and intellectual disability ranges. In our group, the RMF did not discriminate between right and left hippocampal sclerosis, whilst the RMW did. However, many patients functioning within the intellectual disability range are unable to complete the RMW. There is a need to develop neuropsychological protocols appropriate for this group.
威灵顿面孔识别记忆测试（RMF）对手术癫痫候选者的颞叶功能障碍的定位敏感性不如词汇识别记忆测试（RMW）强。先前的研究表明，其在智商较低的患者中诊断效果更好。回顾性分析了 114 例单侧海马硬化患者的数据，以探讨这两个分测验在智商处于中下/边缘受损和智力障碍范围内的患者中的准确性。在我们的研究中，RMF 不能区分右海马硬化和左海马硬化，而 RMW 可以。然而，许多处于智力障碍范围内的患者无法完成 RMW。需要为这一群体制定合适的神经心理学方案。
