2024
Cognitive performance in functional seizures compared with epilepsy and healthy controls: a systematic review and meta analysis
Van Patten R, Austin T, Cotton E, Chan L, Bellone J, Mordecai K, Altalib H, Correia S, Twamley E, Jones R, Sawyer K, LaFrance W. Cognitive performance in functional seizures compared with epilepsy and healthy controls: a systematic review and meta analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 516-525. PMID: 38879275, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00132-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of biasSystematic reviewHealthy comparisonGlobal cognitionMeta-analysisCognitive performanceDepartment of Veterans AffairsVeterans Health AdministrationFunctional seizuresIndividual studiesCognitive domainsModerate effect sizeProportion of womenNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleLeft temporal lobe epilepsyWeb of ScienceCognitive test dataWidespread cognitive impairmentVeterans AffairsEffects of multiple covariatesHealth AdministrationGrey literatureSeizure groupNewcastle-OttawaInclusion criteria
2023
Improvements in Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores after neurobehavioral therapy in adults with functional (nonepileptic) seizures and traumatic brain injury
Van Patten R, Chan L, Tocco K, Mordecai K, Altalib H, Twamley E, Gaston T, Grayson L, Martin A, Fry S, Goodman A, Allendorfer J, Correia S, Szaflarski J, LaFrance W. Improvements in Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores after neurobehavioral therapy in adults with functional (nonepileptic) seizures and traumatic brain injury. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 165: 282-289. PMID: 37549503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.07.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic brain injuryMental health symptomsNeurobehavioral therapyHealth symptomsSubjective cognitive difficultiesCo-occurring traumatic brain injuryEvidence-based psychotherapiesBrain injuryPre-post assessmentExecutive functionCognitive difficultiesCognitive performanceBaseline cognitive impairmentMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreCognitive symptomsCognitionNES participantsCognitive Assessment scoreCognitive impairmentPositive changesMoCA scoresTotal score improvementBaseline sociodemographic factorsParticipantsAdults