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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have temporal lobe epilepsy and any of the following:

Repeated seizures
Inability to take your medicines
Injury during a seizure
Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
Numbness in one arm or leg:

Weakness in one arm or leg:

Facial weakness (unilateral):

Facial drooping

Difficulty swallowing
Difficulty speaking
Difficulty walking
Change in vision:

Double vision
Loss of vision

Difficulty with balance
Loss of coordination
Prolonged confusion
Worsening seizures
Coma:

Unconscious and unresponsive

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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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