1. Deterioration of dyslexia after non-dominant temporal lobectomy for drug-resistant epilepsy
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Louis Wagner, Lex Verdyck, Marielle C.G. Vlooswijk, Vivianne van Kranen-Mastenbroek, Olaf E. M. G. Schijns, Roel H. L. Haeren, Sophie van Benthum, Marc P. H. Hendriks, MUMC+: MA AIOS Neurochirurgie (9), Klinische Neurowetenschappen, RS: MHeNs - R1 - Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, MUMC+: MA Med Staf Spec Neurologie (9), MUMC+: HZC Med Staf Spec Klinische Neurofys (9), and MUMC+: MA Med Staf Spec Neurochirurgie (9)
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,complication ,Audiology ,Temporal lobe ,Developmental psychology ,Ganglioglioma ,Epilepsy ,Young Adult ,Visual memory ,Memory ,dyslexia ,medicine ,Humans ,Epilepsy surgery ,Anterior temporal lobectomy ,Memory Disorders ,Neuro- en revalidatiepsychologie ,business.industry ,Neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology ,Dyslexia ,Plasticity and Memory [DI-BCB_DCC_Theme 3] ,General Medicine ,temporal lobe epilepsy ,medicine.disease ,Anterior Temporal Lobectomy ,Temporal Lobe ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Neurology ,Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe ,epilepsy surgery ,Female ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,visual memory ,Parahippocampal gyrus - Abstract
Item does not contain fulltext We present a patient with drug-resistant right-sided temporal lobe epilepsy, caused by a ganglioglioma of the parahippocampal gyrus. Preoperatively, the patient was also known to have dyslexia. A right-sided anterior temporal lobectomy, including complete lesionectomy, was performed. Several months after the otherwise uncomplicated procedure, the patient complained about visual memory disturbances, accompanied by increased reading and spelling problems. Postoperative neuropsychological examination revealed deterioration of the visual memory functions, compared to the preoperative assessment, and consequently provided a possible explanation for worsening of the pre-existing dyslexia. In this case report, we hypothesize on the cause of this unusual deterioration and present recommendations to be included in the preoperative epilepsy surgery evaluation for patients with verbal or reading disorders such as dyslexia. 6 p.
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- 2016