Thought suppression predicts task switching deficits in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy

Thought suppression predicts task switching deficits in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy.

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between task switching and thought suppression in connection with frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE). METHODS This experimental study included 30 patients with FLE admitted to the Services and Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan between February and November 2013, and 30 healthy individuals from the local community. Participants performed a task switching experime...

O5: Frontal Lobe Epilepsy

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Thought control strategies predict emotion regulation abilities in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy

Background: The aim of the present study was to examine whether thought control strategies can determine emotion regulation abilities in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy. Methods: 35 Patients with frontal lobe epilepsy and 35 healthy individuals completed emotion regulation questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003) and rated their thoughts on thought control questionnaire (Wells & Davies, 1994). Re...

Recency discrimination deficits in frontal lobe patients

Heart rate variability in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy

OBJECTIVE To identify autonomic dysregulation in frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE). METHODS We studied 14 male and 11 female subjects with FLE and an equal number of matched healthy control subjects. Lead I electrocardiograms were obtained for 5 min in the interictal state during daytime. Frequency-domain analysis of heart rate variability was performed and the data subsequently converted to heart ...