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Assessing Executive Function in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Through a Game-Based Assessment Task.

Guang Yao^1,2, Shirui Wen^3,4, Quanji Li¹

¹Department of Neurology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, csu.edu.cn.

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Summary

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Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients show executive function (EF) deficits. A game-based tool, the EFAT, effectively identified these impairments, offering a new assessment method.

Keywords:

executive function set-shifting ability temporal lobe epilepsy video game

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Background:

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is frequently associated with executive function (EF) impairments.
There is a need for accessible and quantitative methods to assess EF deficits in TLE.
Executive functions are crucial for daily living and are often compromised in neurological conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the performance of a game-based executive function assessment tool (EFAT) in TLE patients.
To compare EFAT performance between TLE patients and healthy controls (HCs).
To determine if EFAT metrics correlate with traditional neuropsychological tests.

Main Methods:

Thirty-two TLE patients and 29 HCs completed standardized tests (Stroop Color-Word Test, Trail Making Test) and the EFAT.
Key EFAT metrics analyzed included touches, correct guesses, accuracy, and learning latency.
Statistical analyses compared EFAT and traditional test performance between groups.

Main Results:

TLE patients demonstrated significant EF deficits compared to HCs on TMT and SCWT.
In the EFAT, TLE patients had more touches, fewer correct guesses, and lower accuracy.
EFAT metrics showed significant correlations with TMT scores, indicating convergent validity.

Conclusions:

The EFAT successfully identified executive deficits in TLE patients.
The game-based tool provides an objective and engaging complementary method for EF assessment.
Findings support the preliminary clinical applicability of the EFAT for TLE.