1. Reading impairment in an adolescent with temporo-occipital epilepsy. Pre- and post-surgical evaluation.
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Grosmaitre C, Auclair L, Dorfmuller G, Leunen D, Delalande O, Folhen M, Bulteau C, and Jambaqué I
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- Adolescent, Dyslexia, Acquired diagnosis, Dyslexia, Acquired physiopathology, Epilepsies, Partial pathology, Epilepsies, Partial physiopathology, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe pathology, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe physiopathology, Female, Humans, Male, Dyslexia, Acquired surgery, Epilepsies, Partial surgery, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe surgery
- Abstract
We present a 16 year-old right-handed case who underwent a left temporo-occipital resection to treat intractable epilepsy. Pre- and post-surgical evaluations showed an average intellectual quotient, preserved abilities in language and visuo-spatial functions and increased reading and spelling deficits (difficulties with irregular words, homophones and phonologically valid spelling errors of irregularly spelled words, associated with preserved performances in non-words). This pattern of characteristic lexical route deficits highlights the major role of the temporo-occipital areas in reading acquisition. We discussed the consequences of temporo-occipital dysfunction on reading.
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- 2014
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