Table 1.

Mean (and standard deviation) demographic characteristics for TLE and controls and TLE characteristics.

	TLE n = 22	Controls n = 18
Age	41.32 (11.22)	37.72 (13.93)
Gender (female : male)	18 : 4	8 : 10
Education (years)	12.82 (2.26)	13.17 (1.72)
NART (FSIQ)	107.90 (9.95)	109.78 (8.93)
Age of onset	20.75 (15.07)	—
Duration of illness (yrs)	18.86 (14.73)	—
Laterality (left : right : bilateral)	9 : 9 : 4	—
Handedness (right : left)	17 : 5	18 : 0

Note: NART = National Adult Reading Test [33]; TLE = temporal lobe epilepsy.