Changes in memory function in children and young adults with temporal lobe epilepsy: A follow-up study

► Longitudinal study of memory in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). ► Emergent lateralized verbal memory deficits in young adults. ► Poorer memory and deterioration over time in left TLE. ► Improvement in memory over time in right TLE. ► Independent of seizure variables, surgery, mood and IQ.