Reliable change on the selective reminding test in a series of left-hemisphere language dominant patients with right temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2023 Jan;138:109004
Date
12/07/2022Pubmed ID
36473300Pubmed Central ID
PMC9885384DOI
10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.109004Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85143541324 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
The Selective Reminding Test (SRT) is widely used in pre-surgical evaluations for people with epilepsy; however, important characteristics such as reliability and stability over time within an epilepsy-specific control cohort are unclear. In this study, we document test-retest reliabilities, practice effects, and Reliable Change Indices (RCI) for this test in a sample of right temporal lobe epilepsy patients who are left hemisphere dominant for language and underwent surgical resection on the right temporal lobe. A sample of 101 adults with a right temporal lobe seizure focus (mean age = 38.5) was administered the SRT pre- and post-right temporal lobe surgery. Test-retest reliabilities were modest (r = 0.44-0.59). Practice effects were minimal (0.25-2.04). Reliable Change Indices were calculated and ranged from 4 to 26 depending on the SRT index. The RCI's indicate that relatively moderate to large changes on the SRT are needed for a change score to be considered a significant change in an individual's performance. The RCIs can be used to detect a reliable change in patients undergoing left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery who are at significant risk for verbal memory decline.
Author List
Pillay SB, Gross WL, Janecek JK, Binder JR, Oleksy AJ, Swanson SJAuthors
Jeffrey R. Binder MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinWilliam Gross MD, PhD Assistant Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Julie K. Janecek PhD Associate Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Sara B. Pillay PhD Assistant Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Sara J. Swanson PhD Chief, Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultEpilepsy
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Humans
Language
Neuropsychological Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Temporal Lobe
