Potential role of a cognitive rehabilitation program following left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery.
作者信息
Geraldi Camila de Vasconcelos, Escorsi-Rosset Sara, Thompson Pamela, Silva Ana C Gargaro, Sakamoto Américo Ceiki
机构信息
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil.
UCL Institute of Neurology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, London, UK.
出版信息
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2017 Jun;75(6):359-365. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X20170050.
OBJECTIVES
To assess the effects of a memory rehabilitation program in patients with left temporal lobe epilepsy following surgery.
METHODS
Twenty-four patients agreed to participate and 18 completed the study; nine received memory rehabilitation while nine had no input and were designated as controls. Verbal learning efficiency, naming abilities, memory subjective ratings, ecological activity measures and a language fMRI paradigm were used as outcome measures.
RESULTS
Improved verbal learning and naming test performance, increase in memory strategy use and improved self-perception were observed following the rehabilitation. Changes in fMRI activation patterns were seen in the rehabilitation group over the long term.
CONCLUSION
The findings support the potential role of a cognitive rehabilitation program following left temporal lobe surgery.
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