Table 1.
Patient demographic data
| Controls | LTLE | |
|---|---|---|
| N | 19 | 20 |
| Age, years (SD) | 34.4 (10.7) | 37.6 (11.2) |
| Education, y (SD) | 18 (3.1) | 15.6 (2.6) |
| Sex, M/F | 11/8 | 8/12 |
| Handedness, L/R/BI | 2/17/0 | 1/18/1 |
| Language dominance, L/R/BI | – | 13/2/5 |
| Disease duration, y (SD) | – | 19.2 (14.8) |
| Onset of seizures, y (SD) | – | 19 (15.1) |
| Presence of MTS, yes/no | – | 11/9 |
BI = bilateral; F = female; L = left; LTLE = left temporal lobe epilepsy; M = male; MTS = mesial temporal sclerosis; R = right; SD = standard deviation; y = years. Language dominance was determined using LI scores from the combined frontal, temporal, and parietal mask, wherein LIs > 0.2 indicated left‐dominance, LIs < −0.2 indicated right‐dominance, and LIs between −0.2 and 0.2 denoted bilateral language. Characterization of MTS was based on radiology (3T MRI protocol).