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<blockquote data-quote="Peaceful" data-source="post: 113493" data-attributes="member: 4459"><p>Tammy, thanks for the additional info. The function of the temporal lobe is primarily auditory processing, memory and speech and vision. Due to it being removed on the right side (I'm assuming the left is still intact and functional) you may want to use accomodations and interventions commmonly used for someone with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) (Central Auditory Processing Disorder). I don't know that there'd be a need to test her for it since it's almost a given she has it I would think. If you wanted her tested it's a simple, quick hearing test done by an audiologist and it's a definitive answer of yes or no when complete. (You may already know this stuff so sorry if I'm insulting your intelligence - I don't mean to. :smile: ) There are support sites for Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) if you google it. </p><p></p><p>If she has a deficit in her right side and functioning in her left, she's probably an verbal learner at this point (may have always been) done in a noninflective way. You may want to see about using accomodations that include best practices for someone with this way of learning.</p><p></p><p>The hippocampi does control memory and behavior to some extent. This may be where the episodes you're describing are coming from. Has she mentioned anything about foods not tasting right? Is it possible she's becoming irritable because she's having issues finding the right words for her emotions or the situation? One way you might be able to tell if she can't articulate it is - when she's having an episode, is her speech flat and monotoned or does she have inflectual distortions (ie does she raise and lower her voice excessively)? I'm imagining that the loss of the right side of the brain in the areas you mentioned would cause her issues in emotional speech. </p><p></p><p>For this reason, when you speak to her with-a neutral statement in an emotional manner("Good morning" very pleasantly/happily) her perception is disrupted and she can't descriminate the tone. She may have issues differentiating in the emotional quality of something that's said - ie love vs hate or humor even. I'm imagining she can't comprehend complex, non-emotional written or spoken language per studies I've read. Does she have issues discerning attitude, context, feeling and intent when you speak to her? If she doesn't, you're exceptionally lucky.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if any of this helped or rings true. Given this, if you can relate to any of it, my suggestion based on my experience (limited truly) you may want to give the Risperdal M-tab a try. Teh good news is if it works for her symptoms, you'll know immediately with a couple of doses. If it doesn't, you can discontinue it and it'll be out of her system immediately without lasting effects. </p><p></p><p>But I'm an amateur!</p><p></p><p>Peaceful</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peaceful, post: 113493, member: 4459"] Tammy, thanks for the additional info. The function of the temporal lobe is primarily auditory processing, memory and speech and vision. Due to it being removed on the right side (I'm assuming the left is still intact and functional) you may want to use accomodations and interventions commmonly used for someone with Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) (Central Auditory Processing Disorder). I don't know that there'd be a need to test her for it since it's almost a given she has it I would think. If you wanted her tested it's a simple, quick hearing test done by an audiologist and it's a definitive answer of yes or no when complete. (You may already know this stuff so sorry if I'm insulting your intelligence - I don't mean to. [img]:smile:[/img] ) There are support sites for Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) if you google it. If she has a deficit in her right side and functioning in her left, she's probably an verbal learner at this point (may have always been) done in a noninflective way. You may want to see about using accomodations that include best practices for someone with this way of learning. The hippocampi does control memory and behavior to some extent. This may be where the episodes you're describing are coming from. Has she mentioned anything about foods not tasting right? Is it possible she's becoming irritable because she's having issues finding the right words for her emotions or the situation? One way you might be able to tell if she can't articulate it is - when she's having an episode, is her speech flat and monotoned or does she have inflectual distortions (ie does she raise and lower her voice excessively)? I'm imagining that the loss of the right side of the brain in the areas you mentioned would cause her issues in emotional speech. For this reason, when you speak to her with-a neutral statement in an emotional manner("Good morning" very pleasantly/happily) her perception is disrupted and she can't descriminate the tone. She may have issues differentiating in the emotional quality of something that's said - ie love vs hate or humor even. I'm imagining she can't comprehend complex, non-emotional written or spoken language per studies I've read. Does she have issues discerning attitude, context, feeling and intent when you speak to her? If she doesn't, you're exceptionally lucky. I don't know if any of this helped or rings true. Given this, if you can relate to any of it, my suggestion based on my experience (limited truly) you may want to give the Risperdal M-tab a try. Teh good news is if it works for her symptoms, you'll know immediately with a couple of doses. If it doesn't, you can discontinue it and it'll be out of her system immediately without lasting effects. But I'm an amateur! Peaceful [/QUOTE]
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