by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Panel A) Patients with medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy undergoing stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) for presurgical workup of epilepsy were included in this study (N=15). (Panel B) Each participant provided informed consent for electrode implantation into the thalamus for research purposes. EEG data from the seizure onset zone...
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Improving Sleep Boosts Cognition in Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Pauline Anderson December 05, 2022 NASHVILLE, Tennessee ― Targeting relevant sleep problems for patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) improves cognition, results of a new, double-blind, randomized controlled trial suggest. Study findings show significant improvement in REM sleep and language scores for patients with TLE who took the cholinesterase inhibitor donepezil and better slow-wave-sleep and memory...