Purpose: Epilepsy surgery is a safe surgical procedure, but it may be associated with
cognitive changes. Estimates of the risk of decline in specific neuropsychological domains …

Cognitive impairment, particularly memory disruption, is a major complicating feature of
epilepsy. This Review will begin with a focus on the problem of memory impairment in …

Context Despite reported success, surgery for pharmacoresistant seizures is often seen as a
last resort. Patients are typically referred for surgery after 20 years of seizures, often too late …

Removal of the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) is an effective surgical treatment for intractable
temporal lobe epilepsy but carries a risk of language and verbal memory deficits …

The idea that verbal and non-verbal forms of memory are segregated in their entirety, and
localized to the left and right hippocampi, is arguably the most influential concept in the …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging can demonstrate the functional anatomy of
cognitive processes. In patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy, evaluation of …

Recent studies have shown that fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) may be of
value for pre-surgical assessment of language lateralisation. The aim of this study was to …

Purpose: Verbal memory decline is a frequent complication of left anterior temporal
lobectomy (L‐ATL). The goal of this study was to determine whether preoperative language …

Partial removal of the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) is a highly effective surgical treatment for
intractable temporal lobe epilepsy, yet roughly half of patients who undergo left ATL …

Epilepsy is now recognized as a network disorder of the brain that can impact cognition
beyond the periictal disturbance associated with seizures. While there is a large literature on …