Serum neurofilament light chain in patients with epilepsy and cognitive impairment.

Masamichi UedaMasashi SuzukiMai HatanakaTomohiko NakamuraMasaaki HirayamaMasahisa Katsuno

Published in: Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape (2023)

In adult epilepsy patients, the serum NfL level was not significantly elevated, but was correlated with cognitive test scores. Our findings suggest that serum NfL concentration could be an indicator of cognitive function in epilepsy patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
cognitive impairment
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
young adults
temporal lobe epilepsy