Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical details of the sample

From: Fear perception as a function of hemisphere- and time-specific dynamics in the medial temporal lobes

 

lTLR (n = 18)

rTLR (n = 18)

HC (n = 18)

 

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Age

37.39

12.84

22–58

34.06

11.93

21–53

35.17

12.13

21–52

Education (years)

11.39

2.59

9–16

11.50

2.50

9–16

11.44

2.17

9–16

STAI-S (state)

35.89

10.86

21–62

40.28

9.96

27–62

32.89

5.29

25–41

STAI-T (trait)

41.06

12.07

24–67

40.28

10.78

24–63

34.61

8.93

24–58

BDI

7.76

7.98

0–34

7.78

6.03

0–24

3.05

3.03

0–10

Months since resection

55.44

29.62

24–101

48.06

20.44

24–81

/

  

Age at onset (years)

16.14

11.66

0.5–55

15.61

8.87

2–39

/

  

Age at resection (years)

32.72

12.06

16–56

30.06

11.36

17–50

/

  

Resection volume (in voxels)

12,941.94

3625.89

8564–21,973

15,376.44

4282.95

8904–25,560

/

  
  1. Note. Both patient groups showed higher BDI scores than controls (lTLR versus HC: t(20.322) = 2.281, p = 0.012; rTLR versus HC: t(25.099) = 2.965, p = 0.030), but only two fulfilled the criteria for a moderate or severe depressive episode. In the STAI, both patient groups had marginally higher trait anxiety scores compared to the HC group (lTLR versus HC: t(32.867) = 1.716, p = 0.096); rTLR versus HC: t(31.334) = 1.820, p = 0.078). No group differences were found in the state scale (F(1,81) = 0.919, p = 0.342). Patients did not differ in clinical variables (Months since resection: t(30.199) = −0.871, p = 0.391; Age at epilepsy onset: t(31.735) = −0.153, p = 0.880; Age at resection: t(33.881) = −0.683, p = 0.500). Resection extent was smaller in lTLR patients compared to rTLR patients (t(68.144) = −2.603, p = 0.011). Abbreviations: BDI Beck Depression Inventory103, HC healthy controls, lTLR left temporal lobe resection, rTLR right temporal lobe resection, STAI-S State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, State subscale, STAI-T State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Trait subscale104.
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