Executive functions in patients with frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2012.05.007
- VernacularTitle:额叶和颞叶癫痫患者执行功能的研究
- Author:
Weixia YANG
;
Weiwen WU
;
Xiangzhi XIAO
;
Yongfang YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Frontal lobe epilepsy;
Temporal lobe epilepsy;
Executive functions
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2012;21(5):407-409
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the executive functions of the frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy patients.MethodsFifty-five epilepsy patients (twenty-five frontal lobe epilepsy patients and thirty temporal lobe epilepsy patients) and fifty age,gender and education matched healthy controls were evaluated by means of Mini Mental State Examination ( MMSE ).Executive function was assessed using Stroop color words test and trail making test.ResultsMMSE total score of frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy patients were ( 26.02 ± 0.30) and (25.82 ± 0.67 ),respectively.There was significant abnormality between epilepsy patients and the controls (P ＜0.05).Compared with normal control group,FLP group and TLP group took longer time and their score was lower in stroop color words test (P＜0.05).There were significant difference between FLP and TLP on card B and C's reading time,correct number and strcop interference effects (P＜0.05).The epilepsy patients performed significantly worse than the controls in whole trail making test (P＜0.05).The scores indicate that the TLE group outperformed the FLE group on all analysis values (P ＜ 0.05 ).ConclusionThe frontal and temporal lobe epilepsy patients have executive function deficit.The FLE group has prominent deficits in executive functioning.
