片側側頭葉前部切除術前後の人物名想起能力についての検討

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Objective : To assess the effects of unilateral anterior temporal lobectomy on the retrieval of names for persons. Methods : Thirty-two patients who had undergone either left (LTL, n=10) or right (RTL, n=22) unilateral anterior temporal lobectomy for treatment of medically intractable epilepsy were tested pre- and post-surgery. The tasks that required retrieval of names for persons were used. Results : The scores of patients with LTL decreased after surgery. In contrast, those of the patients with RTL improved after surgery. The significant differences between the performances of LTL and RTL were not seen in both pre- and post-surgery period. Conclusions : The findings of this study suggest that the retrieval of names for persons depends on the anterior part of the left temporal lobe. The follow up study will be needed to define the effects of surgery.
長崎純心大学・長崎純心大学短期大学部の論文
2005-03-01