Epilepsia
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Effects of MRI-positive (MRI(+)) as compared to MRI-negative (MRI(-)) temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) on face memory are not yet known. ⋯ Our results suggest that a delayed recognition condition might be superior to immediate recognition tests in detecting face memory deficits in MRI(-) RTLE patients. This might explain why former studies in preoperative patients did not observe an immediate face recognition dominance of the right temporal lobe when combining MRI(-) and MRI(+) TLE patients. Our data further point to an important role of the right mesial temporal region in face recognition in TLE.