Posterior resection for childhood lesional epilepsy: neuropsychological evolution

Domenica Immacolata Battaglia, Daniela Pia Rosaria Chieffo, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Donatella Lettori, Emma Maria Losito, Giuseppina Leo, D Ranalli, C Giansanti, Eleonora Antichi, Massimo Caldarelli, Concezio Di Rocco, Francesco Guzzetta

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to provide information on the neuropsychological evolution of children with symptomatic epilepsy who have undergone surgical resection of posterior (occipitoparietal) lesions. Twelve children with epilepsy with parietal and/or occipital lesions were enrolled in the study and followed after surgical resection: full clinical and epileptic examinations were performed before and after surgery, as was a neuropsychological study of both general and specific cognitive abilities. Epilepsy evolution was generally good (Engel classification IA in nine cases) with persistent selective neurological impairments (eye field defects, sensory unilateral spatial neglect) in some cases, consistent with the lesion site. Neuropsychological defects before surgery in the absence of refractory epilepsy were minimal with a normal global cognitive competence; yet, the relatively low performance scores with some impairment of specific cognitive skills were strictly correlated with defects in visual perceptive skills in both right- and left-sided lesions. Surgery seems to have improved performance abilities, whereas other abnormal specific skills did not change with the exception of working memory that in some cases was defective before surgery and normalized after lesion removal. Our study in this particular cohort of children with epileptogenic occipitoparietal lesions thus confirmed a trend toward a benign epileptic and neurodevelopmental outcome after surgical resection of the lesion.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)131-137
Numero di pagine7
RivistaEpilepsy & behavior : E&B
Volume23
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2012

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child Development
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cognition Disorders
  • Cohort Studies
  • Epilepsy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Occipital Lobe
  • Parietal Lobe
  • Vision Disorders

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