Dream recall frequency and content in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia October 17, 2011 Carla Bentes, João G. Costa, Ana Rita Peralta et al. 7 citations
More than 70% of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) recall their dreams, but their dream recall rate is lower than that of healthy controls. Dream recall is not influenced by neuropsychological deficits or seizure frequency. Compared to controls, TLE patients report dreams with a higher percentage of familiar settings and fewer dreams involving success. These findings suggest that mesial and neocortical temporal structures play a role in dream experience, and that selective activation of dysfunctional mesial structures may contribute to variability in dream recall. Dream content changes may also reflect social and psychological comorbidities of epilepsy.