Hi @earlylonghauler
I also have temporal lobe epilepsy and the neuroevaluation has shown that not only my cognitive function, but also my executive one was affected. My seizures start at the left temporal lobe and through this evaluation it was observed that they might also expand to the frontal lobe, main area of executive function.
Did you also experience executive function decline with your epilepsy? Are your seizures just partial ones or do you also have tonic-clonic/generalized seizures? You might have mentioned it on other post, but I can not remember. Sorry for that.
Here an extract explaining the executive function in a simplified way that I found on internet:
"The phrase “executive function” refers to a set of skills. These skills underlie the capacity to plan ahead and meet goals, display self-control, follow multiple-step directions even when interrupted, and stay focused despite distractions, among others."
And here a link with more information on executive functions, in case you are interested: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/23224-executive-dysfunction
Chris (@santosha)