2015
Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Brown FC, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD. Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2015, 52: 19-24. PMID: 26398592, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal memory testsRight temporal lobe epilepsyMemory testTemporal lobe epilepsyMesial temporal lobe epilepsyLobe epilepsyLocation memory testRight mesial temporal lobe epilepsyHemisphere languageCVLT-IISpatial memoryDot locationsPositive predictive valueBinary logistic regressionVideo-EEGPatientsPredictive valueEpilepsyLogistic regressionLimited sample sizeVSRTRTLELTLEMemoryLateralization
2013
Influence of anxiety on memory performance in temporal lobe epilepsy
Brown FC, Westerveld M, Langfitt JT, Hamberger M, Hamid H, Shinnar S, Sperling MR, Devinsky O, Barr W, Tracy J, Masur D, Bazil CW, Spencer SS. Influence of anxiety on memory performance in temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2013, 31: 19-24. PMID: 24291525, PMCID: PMC3946774, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalifornia Verbal Learning TestRey Complex Figure TestVerbal memory testsHigher anxiety levelsMemory testLower anxiety levelsAnxiety levelsMemory performanceVisual memory performanceVisual memory testsVerbal Learning TestComplex Figure TestVerbal memory scoresInfluence of anxietyTemporal lobe epilepsyRCFT performanceVerbal memoryLearning TestFigures TestMemory difficultiesMemory scoresLobe epilepsyAnxietyTLEMore confidence