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ArticleEpileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape2025

Diagnostic Challenges in the Neuropsychology of Epilepsy: Report of the ILAE Neuropsychology Task Force Diagnostic Methods Commission: 2021-2025.

Mary Lou Smith, Mayu Fujikawa, Genevieve Rayner, Seth A Margolis, Bruce Hermann, Gus Baker, Sallie Baxendale, Robyn Busch, Aimee Dollman, Vicki Ives-Deliperi and 3 more

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Article in Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Mary Lou SmithDepartment of Psychology, University of Toronto; Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-1026
Mayu FujikawaDepartment of Epileptology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4044-918X
Genevieve RaynerMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0747-3877
Seth A MargolisDepartment of Psychiatry, Brown University Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3863-4127
Bruce HermannDepartment of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0133-4427
Gus BakerDivision of Neurosciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Sallie BaxendaleDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, Institute of Neurology, UCL, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9930-6469
Robyn BuschEpilepsy Center and Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5442-4912
Aimee DollmanNeuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3759-6985
Vicki Ives-DeliperiDivision of Psychiatry, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2640-249X
Carrie R McDonaldCenter for Multimodal Imaging and Genetics, UC San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0721-5640
Urvashi ShahDepartment of Neurology, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9139-6471
Sarah WilsonMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-1576

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasingly, it has been recognized that non-seizure-related factors influence how people with epilepsy perform on neuropsychological tests. Therefore, neuropsychologists need to recognize the constellation of factors that can contribute to the neurocognitive presentation of a person with epilepsy and consider these factors in the interpretation of their assessment results. In this paper, we highlight common scenarios prompting the need to account for such factors when conducting and interpreting neuropsychological assessments. To illustrate these complexities, a case study is presented of a woman with early onset epilepsy complicated by a traumatic brain injury in adulthood who was a candidate for epilepsy surgery. A discussion of the need to consider neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and psychosocial factors in conducting an assessment and arriving at a sound interpretation of results is presented. Clinical take-away points are offered for guidance in undertaking such assessments.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticEpilepsyNeuropsychological TestsNeuropsychologyAdultAdvisory CommitteesFemaleHumanscomorbidityneuropsychologypsychiatricpsychosocial

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PMID40512100
PMCPMC12574493

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