Publications by authors named "Evelyn E Harvey"
Epilepsy Behav
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the role of the nondominant temporal lobe in memory by comparing a spatial memory task (Brown Location Test, BLT) with verbal and visual memory tasks in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).
- Results showed that patients with right TLE specifically struggled with the BLT, while those with left TLE had difficulties with both verbal and nonverbal tasks.
- Combining BLT Delayed Recall and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Task (RAVLT) scores was found to be the best way to predict the lateralization of the epileptogenic zone, showing the importance of using diverse memory assessments for evaluating epilepsy surgery candidates.
