The relationship between emotional intelligence and task-switching in temporal lobe epilepsy
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OBJECTIVE To examine the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in task-switching performance of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS An experimental research design conducted at Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, Mayo and Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan from March 2013 to October 2014. Twenty-five patients with TLE and 25 healthy individuals from local community participated in the study. Participants completed measures of intelligence, EI, depression, anxiety, stress, and task-switching experiment. RESULTS Patients and controls showed an average intelligence quotient, and normal levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. In contrast to controls, patients showed lower EI and impaired task-switching abilities. This result can be seen in the context of disintegrated white matter and cerebral connectivity in patients with TLE. Emotional intelligence was found to be a significant predictor of task-switching performance. CONCLUSION Emotional intelligence is a potential marker of higher order cognitive functioning in patients with TLE.
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