Discriminant analysis using MRI asymmetry indices and cognitive scores of women with temporal lobe epilepsy or schizophrenia.

Zeynep Fırat¹, Füsun Er², Handan Noyan³, Gazanfer Ekinci⁴, Alp Üçok⁵, Aziz M Uluğ^6,7, Berrin Aktekin⁸

¹Department of Radiology, Yeditepe University Hospitals, Kosuyolu, 34718, Istanbul, Turkey. zeyfirat@yahoo.com.

²Department of Information Systems Engineering, Piri Reis University, Istanbul, Turkey.

³Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Beykoz University, 34810, Istanbul, Turkey.

⁴Department of Radiology, Yeditepe University Hospitals, Kosuyolu, 34718, Istanbul, Turkey.

⁵Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul University, 34134, Istanbul, Turkey.

⁶Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.

⁷CorTechs Labs Inc, San Diego, CA, USA.

⁸Department of Neurology, Yeditepe University Hospitals, Kosuyolu, 34718, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Abstract

PURPOSE: This study aims to assess the diagnostic power of brain asymmetry indices and neuropsychological tests for differentiating mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and schizophrenia (SCZ). METHODS: We studied a total of 39 women including 13 MTLE, 13 SCZ, and 13 healthy individuals (HC). A neuropsychological test battery (NPT) was administered and scored by an experienced neuropsychologist,…

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