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Normative data on 372 stimuli for descriptive naming. Epilepsy Res 2005;66(1-3):45-57

Date

09/06/2005

Pubmed ID

16140502

DOI

10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.04.007

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-25844454555 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   13 Citations

Abstract

Naming problems are common in patients with dominant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL). Descriptive naming may be an especially useful procedure for the presurgical workup of candidates for ATL, given its sensitivity for detecting subtle naming problems in TLE and its localization to anterior temporal regions that are commonly targeted for resection in ATL. This study provides normative data pertaining to difficulty level (accuracy and reaction time) on 372 descriptive naming items in four conceptual categories: common non-living, common living, unique non-living, and unique living things. These data will be useful to investigators who wish to develop protocols for clinical assessment or stimuli for functional imaging paradigms aimed at assessing the function of the anterior temporal lobes.

Author List

Hammeke TA, Kortenkamp SJ, Binder JR

Author

Jeffrey R. Binder MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Prosopagnosia
Reaction Time
Reference Values
Verbal Behavior