Table 3. Neuropsychological testing before and after temporal lobectomy.
| Presurgery | Postsurgery | |
|---|---|---|
| VCa,b,c | ||
| Left (12) | 85.5 | 81 |
| Right (13) | 97.5 | 101 |
| COWAT | ||
| Left (16) | 27.8 | 27 |
| Right (12) | 29.1 | 29 |
| TMT | ||
| Left (16) | 83.1 | 90.9 |
| Right (11) | 81.4 | 71.5 |
| SFTb,c | ||
| Left (12) | 30.6 | 27.3 |
| Right (11) | 40.5 | 43.4 |
| BNTb,c | ||
| Left (12) | 44.8 | 31.9 |
| Right (15) | 50.4 | 52.9 |
| AVLTa,b | ||
| Left (11) | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Right (5) | 12.8 | 12.2 |
a
Statistically significant difference prior to surgery.
b
Statistically significant difference after surgery.
c
Statistically significant change associated with surgery.
VC, Verbal Comprehension Test; COWAT, Controlled Oral Word Association Test; TMT, Trails Making Test (Trails B); SFT, Semantic Fluency Test (animals, fruits, vegetables); BNT, Boston Naming Test; AVLT, Auditory Verbal Learning Test.