Self-report of cognitive abilities in temporal lobe epilepsy: cognitive, psychosocial, and emotional factors

Epilepsy Behav. 2004 Aug;5(4):575-9. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.04.010.

Abstract

Self-report of cognitive functioning using the Multiple Abilities Self-Report Questionnaire (MASQ) was examined in 57 left (LTLE) and 36 right (RTLE) temporal lobe epilepsy patients. The MASQ is a 38-item self-report measure assessing five domains of self-perceived cognitive functioning: Language, Visual-Perceptual Abilities, Verbal Memory, Visual-Spatial Memory, and Attention/Concentration. Overall, LTLE patients self-reported more cognitive difficulties across all domains. Language was the only domain to emerge as a robust indicator of seizure lateralization (LTLE patients reporting more problems). Neuropsychological test performance did not emerge as a significant predictor for any domain, whereas measures of psychosocial and emotional functioning accounted for a significant but modest amount of variance in all of them. The results suggest caution in using such self-report measures as an ecological extension of objective testing, but suggest a role in assessing self-appraisal of deficits.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cognition / physiology*
  • Emotions / physiology*
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / psychology*
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Psychology*
  • Self-Assessment*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires