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These alterations may be intricately linked to neuroinflammation, imaging changes, and electrophysiological irregularities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aims to explore the potential value of the peripheral inflammatory indices, video electroencephalogram (VEEG), hippocampal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as biomarkers for personality changes in patients with TLE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 110 individuals with TLE were categorized into two groups: 55 patients exhibiting personality alterations and 55 patients without personality abnormalities. A supplementary cohort of 150 healthy individuals was enlisted as a control group. Demographic information, clinical attributes, inflammatory biomarkers, hippocampus MRI, and video EEG data were gathered and subjected to statistical analysis utilizing SPSS software.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In comparison to the healthy control group, patients with TLE demonstrated markedly reduced counts of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets, although the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) was considerably elevated (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.05). The cohort exhibiting personality alterations demonstrated an extended disease duration, an elevated incidence of hippocampal sclerosis or atrophy on MRI, and a reduced rate of monotherapy relative to the cohort without personality alterations (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.05). Binary logistic regression research indicated no significant correlation between personality alterations in patients with TLE and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), MLR, systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), or pan-immune-inflammation value (PIV).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MLR was markedly elevated in patients with TLE relative to healthy controls. 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