Epilessia temporale e funzioni neuropsicologiche: studio di un campione di soggetti in età evolutiva. (Temporal lobe epilepsy and neuropsychological profiles: a study of sample of children)

The aim of the present paper is to assess neurocognitive performance in a group of children with temporal lobe epilepsy. We used a neuropsychological test battery wich included measures of academic achievement, language, memory, mental efficiency, motor skills, attentional and perceptive abilities. We found several areas of cognitive vulnerability in children with temporal lobe epilepsy.