Article, 2024

Theory of mind in epilepsy

Epilepsy & Behavior, ISSN 1525-5069, 1525-5050, Volume 158, Page 109910, 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109910

Contributors

Watanabe, Rafael Gustavo Sato 0000-0003-1684-573X (Corresponding author) [1] Thais, Maria Emilia Rodrigues de Oliveira [1] Marmentini, Emily Lima [1] Freitas, Tatiana Goes [1] Wolf, Peter T 0000-0003-2547-976X [1] [2] Lin, Katia 0000-0002-5401-7524 [1]

Affiliations

  1. [1] Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    2. [NORA names: Brazil; America, South];
  2. [2] Filadelfia
    3. [NORA names: Filadelfia - Danish Epilepsy Hospital; Hospital; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]

Abstract

Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent, chronic, and unprovoked seizures. Epilepsy has a significant negative impact on a patient's quality of life even if seizures are well controlled. In addition to the distress caused by seizures, patients with epilepsy (PwE) may suffer from cognitive impairment with serious social consequences such as poor interpersonal relationships, loss of employment, and reduced social networks. Pathological changes and functional connectivity abnormalities observed in PwE can disrupt the neural network responsible for the theory of mind. Theory of mind is the ability to attribute mental states to other people (intentions, beliefs, and emotions). It is a complex aspect of social cognition and includes cognitive and affective constructs. In recent years, numerous studies have assessed the relationship between social cognition, including the theory of mind, in PwE, and suggested impairment in this domain. Interventions targeting the theory of mind can be potentially helpful in improving the quality of life of PwE.

Keywords

PWE, PwE., abnormalities, affective constructs, aspects of social cognition, changes, cognition, cognitive impairment, complex aspects, connectivity abnormalities, consequences, construction, distress, domain, employment, epilepsy, functional connectivity abnormalities, impact, impairment, interpersonal relationships, intervention, life, loss, loss of employment, mental states, negative impact, network, neural network, pathological changes, patients, patients' quality, patients' quality of life, people, poor interpersonal relationships, quality, quality of life, reduced social networks, relationship, seizures, social cognition, social consequences, social networks, state, study, theory, unprovoked seizures, years

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