French neuropsychological procedure consensus in epilepsy surgery

H Brissart; M Planton; M Bilger; C Bulteau; N Forthoffer; V Guinet; S Hennion; C Kleitz; V Laguitton; H Mirabel; C Mosca; N Pécheux; S Pradier; S Samson; E Tramoni; V Voltzenlogel; M Denos; M Boutin

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106522

French neuropsychological procedure consensus in epilepsy surgery

Epilepsy Behav. 2019 Nov;100(Pt A):106522. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106522. Epub 2019 Oct 15.

Authors

H Brissart¹, M Planton², M Bilger³, C Bulteau⁴, N Forthoffer⁵, V Guinet⁶, S Hennion⁷, C Kleitz³, V Laguitton⁸, H Mirabel⁹, C Mosca¹⁰, N Pécheux¹¹, S Pradier¹², S Samson¹³, E Tramoni¹⁴, V Voltzenlogel¹⁵, M Denos¹⁶, M Boutin¹⁷

Affiliations

¹ Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CRAN, F-54000 Nancy, France; Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, Service de Neurologie, F-54000 Nancy, France. Electronic address: h.brissart@chru-nancy.fr.
² Neurology Department, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France; Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, UPS, France.
³ Neurology Department, Hôpital Hautepierre, CHRU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
⁴ Pediatric Neurosurgery Department, Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France; Memory, Brain and Cognition (MC2Lab, EA 7536), Institute of Psychology Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Boulogne Billancourt, France.
⁵ Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CRAN, F-54000 Nancy, France.
⁶ Department of Functional Neurology and Epileptology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
⁷ Reference Center Rare Epilepsies, Epilepsy Unit, Univ. Lille, INSERM, CHU Lille, U1171 Degenerative and vascular cognitive disorders, Lille, France.
⁸ CINAPSE, Hôpital Henri Gastaut Centre Saint Paul, 13009 Marseille, France.
⁹ Neurology Department, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
¹⁰ Epilepsy Unit, CHU, Grenoble-Alpes, France.
¹¹ Epilepsy Unit, CHU Lille, France.
¹² Functional Explorations of the Nervous System, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University Hospital Center Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.
¹³ Neurology Department, APHP, Paris, France; Equipe Neuropsychologie: Audition, Cognition et Action (EA 4072), UFR de psychologie, Université Lille-Nord de France, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
¹⁴ INSERM U 751, Marseille, France; Aix-Marseille Université, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille, France.
¹⁵ Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches en Psychopathologie et Psychologie de la Santé, Université de Toulouse, UT2J, Toulouse, France.
¹⁶ Neurology Department, APHP, Paris, France.
¹⁷ GHU-Paris Pôle Neuro-Sainte-Anne - Neurosurgery Unity 1, rue Cabanis, PARIS, France.

PMID: 31627076
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106522

Abstract

Introduction: Neuropsychological assessment is an integral component of the surgical procedure in patients with epilepsy. As no French consensus for neuropsychological assessment was available, the main goal of this work was to define French neuropsychological procedure consensus in regard to literature review.

Method: A panel of expert in neuropsychology was created within the framework of the French League Against Epilepsy. A systematic search of publications from 1950 to 2017 listed in PubMed database was conducted leading to a classification of articles according to their level of scientific evidence. French neuropsychological procedure consensus was then carried out with an expert panel of expert.

Results: Low scientific evidence of neuropsychological data was reported. A panel of expert proposed a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment procedure including the exploration of intellectual efficiency, long-term memory, short-term and working memory, attention, executive functions, processing speed and motor skills, language, visual processing, praxis, psychobehavioral, and social cognition.

Discussion: A common procedure for assessing cognitive and psychobehavioral function is now available in patients with epilepsy undergoing surgical evaluation have been established, they may help to improve the quality of care and the patient experience. This work highlights the need of furthers investigations and the necessity to develop specific tools with normative data.

Keywords: Cognition; Epilepsy; French recommendations; Neuropsychology; Surgery.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Attention / physiology
Cognition / physiology
Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
Cognition Disorders / psychology
Consensus
Epilepsy / diagnosis*
Epilepsy / psychology
Epilepsy / surgery
Executive Function / physiology
Humans
Memory, Short-Term / physiology
Neuropsychological Tests*
Neuropsychology