Language lateralization in temporal lobe epilepsy: A behavioral screening tool for surgical planning.

Bautista Elizalde AcevedoValentina Agüero VeraSilvia OddoDelfina De AnchorenaChristine MohrSilvia KochenMarkus HausmannLucía Alba-Ferrara

Published in: Neuropsychology (2024)

The translingual lexical decision task can efficiently distinguish between left and right temporal lobe epilepsy. Compared to right temporal lobe epilepsy and controls, language lateralization is diminished in left temporal lobe epilepsy. The potential use of the translingual lexical decision task as an effective noninvasive presurgical language lateralization screening tool is highlighted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

temporal lobe epilepsy
autism spectrum disorder
decision making
emergency department
risk assessment
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