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7843170

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Dichotic word listening asymmetries are thought to be useful in predicting side of temporal lobe dysfunction. However, little direct evidence exists to support this assumption in practice, especially in patients with subtle epileptogenic lesions. To determine if word listening ear asymmetries are valid predictors of side of temporal lobe seizure onset, we examined the preoperative dichotic word listening performance of 80 patients with either left (N = 41) or right (N = 39) temporal lobe (TL) seizure foci. On a group level, patients showed a statistically significant 'lesion effect' as evidenced by a relative deficit in the ear contralateral to the side of lesion. Prediction of side of seizure focus in individual cases, however, was poor: depending upon the criteria used, 61% to 80% of epileptics with unilateral temporal lobe foci did not show the expected contralateral ear deficit. Results suggest that caution be exercised when inferring side of temporal lobe seizure focus through dichotic word listening asymmetries in individual temporal lobe epilepsy cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0920-1211
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Do dichotic word listening asymmetries predict side of temporal lobe seizure onset?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-4010.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article