Effect of invasive EEG monitoring on cognitive outcome after left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this cohort study was to compare neuropsychological outcomes following left temporal lobe resection (TLR) in patients with epilepsy who had or had not undergone prior invasive monitoring.

Methods

Data were obtained from an institutional review board-approved, neuropsychology registry for patients who underwent epilepsy surgery at Cleveland Clinic between 1997 and 2013. A total of 176 patients (45 with and 131 without invasive EEG) met inclusion criteria. Primary outcome measures were verbal memory and language scores. Other cognitive outcomes were also examined. Outcomes were assessed using difference in scores from before to after surgery and by presence/absence of clinically meaningful decline using reliable change indices (RCIs). Effect of inva

SUBMITTER: Busch RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4631071 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature