Cognitive outcomes following laser interstitial therapy for mesiotemporal epilepsies

Conclusions Compared with the outcome literature of dominant open anterior temporal lobectomies (ATLs), where postsurgical decline has been documented in up to 40%–60% of cases, our LiTT case series exhibited a much lower incidence of postoperative language or verbal memory decline. Moreover, promising rates of postoperative improvements were also observed across multiple cognitive domains. Future studies exploring cognitive outcomes following LiTT should include comprehensive neuropsychological findings, rather than only select domains, as clinically significant change can occur in areas other than those typically associated with mesiotemporal structures.

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Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - August 9, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Bermudez, C. I., Jermakowicz, W. J., Kolcun, J. P. G., Sur, S., Cajigas, I., Millan, C., Ribot, R., Serrano, E. A., Velez-Ruiz, N., Lowe, M. R., Tornes, L., Palomeque, M., Kanner, A. M., Jagid, J. R., Rey, G. J. Tags: All Neuropsychology/Behavior, Memory, All Epilepsy/Seizures, Epilepsy surgery Research Source Type: research