@article{ref1,
title="Attention and psychomotor speed decline in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: a longitudinal study",
journal="Epilepsy research",
year="2006",
author="Piazzini, Ada and Turner, Katherine and Chifari, Rosanna and Morabito, Alberto and Canger, Raffaele and Canevini, Maria Paola",
volume="72",
number="2-3",
pages="89-96",
abstract="PURPOSE: To assess the possible cognitive alterations in epilepsy patients compared with controls over 5 years, and to investigate the clinical variables mainly implied in mental impairment. METHODS: In our longitudinal single-center study, 50 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and 50 controls were administered the same battery of comprehensive neuropsychological tests at baseline and after 5 years. RESULTS: TLE patients showed a significant impairment in attention and psychomotor speed compared with controls after 5 years, while the other cognitive domains did not exhibit any important changes. This worsening was mainly related to the duration of epilepsy, the age at onset, a history of tonic-clonic seizures and a low educational level. CONCLUSIONS: We believe that tapping the attention and psychomotor speed decline in TLE patients should be considered relevant for future research, in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the cognitive dimensions of this field.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0920-1211",
doi="10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.04.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.04.004"
}