The NAB shape learning subtest as a predictor of lateralized seizure onset
| Autor: | Travis G. Fogel, Adriana M. Strutt, Lori Uber-Zak, Michael T. Ropacki, Stacy W. Hill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Video Recording Neuropsychological Tests Audiology Verbal learning behavioral disciplines and activities Functional Laterality Temporal lobe Young Adult Behavioral Neuroscience Epilepsy Visual memory Memory Predictive Value of Tests medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies Neuropsychological assessment medicine.diagnostic_test Association Learning Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Electroencephalography Middle Aged Verbal Learning medicine.disease Epilepsy Temporal Lobe Neurology Predictive value of tests Female Neurology (clinical) Verbal memory Psychology Photic Stimulation Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsy & Behavior. 24:59-64 |
| ISSN: | 1525-5050 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.02.021 |
| Popis: | This study presents the first empirical evaluation of the predictive value of the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery Shape Learning (NAB-SL) subtest in a sample of patients with unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy. Stimulus characteristics of the NAB-SL may improve predictive ability over other commonly used visual memory tests. Forty-nine patients with unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy were compared on measures of non-verbal and verbal memory (NAB-SL and Wechsler Memory Scale-III subtests). Univariate and forward conditional logistic regressions identified predictive values for each memory test individually and in combination. The NAB-SL delayed memory demonstrated consistently stronger predictive power over visual reproduction at the univariate and multivariate levels. The NAB-SL was a good predictor (80% range) of lateralized seizure onset when combined with a verbal memory measure. These preliminary results provide support for the use of the NAB-SL in preoperative epilepsy evaluations as a predictor of non-dominant temporal lobe dysfunction. Potential benefits of this test are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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