Age of epilepsy onset as modulating factor for naming deficit after epilepsy surgery: a voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping study

Abstract Age at onset of epilepsy is an important predictor of deterioration in naming ability following epilepsy surgery. In 141 patients with left hemispheric epilepsy and language dominance who received epilepsy surgery at the Epilepsy Centre Erlangen, naming of objects (Boston naming test, BNT)...

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Main Authors: Caroline Reindl, Katrin Walther, Anna-Lena Allgäuer, Johannes D. Lang, Tamara M. Welte, Jenny Stritzelberger, Stephanie Gollwitzer, Michael Schwarz, Regina Trollmann, Dominik Madzar, Michael Knott, Arnd Doerfler, Frank Seifert, Karl Rössler, Sebastian Brandner, Stefan Rampp, Stefan Schwab, Hajo M. Hamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40722-4