Memory complaints in epilepsy: An examination of the role of mood and illness perceptions

Tinson, Deborah; Crockford, Christopher; Gharooni, Sara; Russell, Helen; Zoeller, Sophie; Leavy, Y.; Lloyd, Rachel; Duncan, Susan E.

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.11.028

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“…The use of self-reports is the method of choice when information is needed on the self-insights and perceptions of individuals. Consequently, self-report questionnaires are used in studies on anxiety, depression and other aspects of mental health, and in studies of memory complaints and executive functions (e.g., [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38], [39], [40]). In the present study, we evaluate the self-reports of adolescents using the Amsterdam Executive Function Inventory.…”

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Sex differences in self-regulation in early, middle and late adolescence: A large-scale cross-sectional study

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Laan²,

Kogel³

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This large-scale cross-sectional study had the aim to investigate whether adolescent males and females differ in self-perceived self-regulation. The large sample size allowed us to investigate sex differences in three age-groups of young (n = 161), middle (n = 133) and late (n = 159) adolescents. Self-regulation was evaluated with a self-report questionnaire, the Amsterdam Executive Functioning Inventory (AEFI). This questionnaire gives a proxi for three executive functions that are important for proper self-regulation: (1) self-control & selfmonitoring, (2) attention, and (3) planning & initiative taking. Results revealed clear sex differences in the self-regulation as perceived by mid-adolescents (i.e., 13-16 years). In this age period, females evaluated their attention higher than males, and they reported higher levels of self-control & self-monitoring. Our findings offer important new insights with respect to the decision making, academic achievements and behaviour of 13-16-year olds. Self-regulation is known to have a central role in academic achievement and in behavioural organisation. The sex differences in self-regulation in mid-adolescence may therefore explain part of the difference which males and females in this age-group exhibit in academic achievements and behavioural organisations. The results imply that self-regulation may be a relevant intervention target: rather than focussing on changing behaviour, interventions may focus more on self-insights and thereby changing the adolescent's perceptions about their behaviour. Increased self-insight may have the potency to actually change behaviour, which might be an interesting target for future investigation.

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confidence: 99%

Sex differences in self-regulation in early, middle and late adolescence: A large-scale cross-sectional study

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Laan²,

Kogel³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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“…As cognitive complaints are common 1–5 and multifactorial 15 in epilepsy patients, the need for cognitive assessment will continue despite COVID‐19‐enforced changes in practice. While it may be possible to adapt existing cognitive screeners for telephone use, 7 it may take time for these to be validated.…”

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“…As numerous studies have shown that both cognitive symptoms and cognitive impairment are common in patients with epilepsy, 1–5 this aspect of management should not be neglected simply because face‐to‐face consultation is not possible. However, many cognitive tests involve the administration of test materials ( eg reading, copying, and perceptual tests) and direct observation of patient performance ( eg writing, drawing) which renders them unsuitable for tele‐assessment.…”

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Cognitive assessment of patients with epilepsy in the COVID‐19 era

Aji

Larner

2021

Prog Neurol Psychiatry

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Remote systems of care have become necessary in the COVID‐19 pandemic. This study examined the feasibility of telephone screening of cognitive function in patients with epilepsy to assess the frequency of, and factors associated with, cognitive impairment in these patients. Administration of the Six‐item Cognitive Impairment Test, a brief cognitive screening instrument that eschews visuospatial or visuoperceptual tests, proved acceptable to patients with epilepsy.

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“…In clinical practice, patients with epilepsy frequently report cognitive difficulties, particularly in relation to the functions that rely on memory [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Such complaints are not surprising in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and are more prevalent in participants with hippocampal lesions [ 5 , 6 , 7 ].…”

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Recall and Self-Relevance of Emotional Words Predict Subjective Self-Evaluation of Cognition in Patients with MTLE with or without Depressive Symptoms

2021

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We examined whether word processing is associated with subjective self-evaluation of cognition in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) as a function of their depressive symptoms. MTLE patients with (MTLE +d, N = 28) or without (MTLE -d, N = 11) depression were compared to pair-matched healthy control participants on free recall and self-relevance ratings of emotionally valenced words. Correlation and hierarchical analyses were conducted to investigate whether the subjective self-evaluation of cognition in MTLE patients is predicted by the negative emotional bias reflected in task performance. MTLE +d patients endorsed as self-relevant fewer positive words and more negative words than the MTLE -d patients and healthy participants. They also self-evaluated their cognition poorer than the MTLE -d patients. Analyses indicated that recall and self-endorsement of emotional words predicted both self-evaluation of cognition as well as epilepsy duration. Our findings indicate that negative self-relevance emotional bias is observed in MTLE patients and is predictive of subjective self-evaluation of cognition. Application of brief behavioral tasks probing emotional functions could be valuable for clinical research and practice in the patients with MTLE.

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Memory complaints in epilepsy: An examination of the role of mood and illness perceptions

Cited by 12 publications

References 55 publications

Sex differences in self-regulation in early, middle and late adolescence: A large-scale cross-sectional study

Sex differences in self-regulation in early, middle and late adolescence: A large-scale cross-sectional study

Cognitive assessment of patients with epilepsy in the COVID‐19 era

Recall and Self-Relevance of Emotional Words Predict Subjective Self-Evaluation of Cognition in Patients with MTLE with or without Depressive Symptoms

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