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The understanding of mental states and the cognitive phenotype of frontal lobe epilepsy.
Epilepsia - 1 Apr 2020
Giovagnoli Anna Rita, Tallarita Giulia Maria, Parente Annalisa, Pastori Chiara, de Curtis Marco
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OBJECTIVE: Previous studies of frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) have documented different impairments of theory of mind (ToM), while the study of frontal lobe (FL) lesion without seizures has produced inconsistent results. Given the role played by the FLs in ToM, we evaluated this and other functions in patients with FLE with and without FL lesions. The main objective was to clarify the salience of ToM impairment in...
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