| Literature DB >> 15256196 |
James H Baños1, Jason LaGory, Stephen Sawrie, Edward Faught, Robert Knowlton, Avinash Prasad, Ruben Kuzniecky, Roy C Martin.
Abstract
Self-report of cognitive functioning using the Multiple Abilities Self-Report Questionnaire (MASQ) was examined in 57 left (LTLE) and 36 right (RTLE) temporal lobe epilepsy patients. The MASQ is a 38-item self-report measure assessing five domains of self-perceived cognitive functioning: Language, Visual-Perceptual Abilities, Verbal Memory, Visual-Spatial Memory, and Attention/Concentration. Overall, LTLE patients self-reported more cognitive difficulties across all domains. Language was the only domain to emerge as a robust indicator of seizure lateralization (LTLE patients reporting more problems). Neuropsychological test performance did not emerge as a significant predictor for any domain, whereas measures of psychosocial and emotional functioning accounted for a significant but modest amount of variance in all of them. The results suggest caution in using such self-report measures as an ecological extension of objective testing, but suggest a role in assessing self-appraisal of deficits.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15256196 DOI： 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.04.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Epilepsy Behav ISSN： 1525-5050 Impact factor: 2.937