The attentional networks in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
- VernacularTitle:颞叶癫痫患者注意网络的研究
- Author:
Chao DANG
;
Jinou ZHENG
;
Zhijian LIANG
;
Yuan WU
;
Lu YU
;
Yunfei WEI
;
Xiaoli CAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Temporal lobe epilepsy(TLE);
Cognitive function;
Attentional networks test(ANT)
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases
2010;36(2):84-87
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the attentional network in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy(TLE) and the disease-related factors. Methods Fity-four patients with TLE and 40 controls were enrolled in our hospital from January 2007 to December 2008.The computerized ANT software was used for evaluating the attentional network efficiency and the clinical date of the patients with TLE were recorded. Logistic regression was used to identify the risk factors of attentional network efficiency. Results The mean reaction time(TLE:688.2±138.1 ms;Control:625.1±100.1 ms, t=2.06, P <0.05)and executive control network efficiency (TLE:155.7±57.0 ms;Control:108.0±33.8 ms, t=4.62, P <0.01) of the TLE group were lower than the healthy control group. The efficiency of alerting network and orienting network between the two groups were no significant difference. Logistic regression analysis showed that the positive epileptiform activity was an independent risk factor of the attentional impairment(95% CI : 1.03～42.33, OR =6.603, P =0.043). Conclusions The ANT demonstrate that patients with TLE may accompany with attentional executive control network efficiency impairment. Epileptiform discharge may cause attentional executive network efficiency impairment.
