Better object recognition and naming outcome with MRI‐guided stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy for temporal lobe epilepsy

• Published in: Epilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 101 - 113
• Main Authors: Drane, Daniel L., Loring, David W., Voets, Natalie L., Price, Michele, Ojemann, Jeffrey G., Willie, Jon T., Saindane, Amit M., Phatak, Vaishali, Ivanisevic, Mirjana, Millis, Scott, Helmers, Sandra L., Miller, John W., Meador, Kimford J., Gross, Robert E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Amygdala - surgery; Celebrities; Cognitive outcome; Epilepsy surgery; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - surgery; Face; Famous faces; Functional Laterality; Hippocampus - surgery; Humans; Language; Language Disorders - etiology; Language Disorders - prevention & control; Laser interstitial thermal therapy; Laser Therapy - adverse effects; Laser Therapy - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Memory Disorders - etiology; Memory Disorders - prevention & control; Middle Aged; Naming and recognition; Neural networks; Neuropsychological Tests; Pattern Recognition, Visual; Recognition, Psychology; Stereotaxic Techniques; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Famous faces; Cognitive outcome; Naming and recognition; Epilepsy surgery; Laser interstitial thermal therapy

Summary Objectives Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) experience significant deficits in category‐related object recognition and naming following standard surgical approaches. These deficits may result from a decoupling of core processing modules (e.g., language, visual processing, and seman...