Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Outlook
What to expect with temporal lobe
epilepsy
:
Most people with temporal lobe
epilepsy
respond well to
anticonvulsant medications
.
About half of patients with temporal lobe
epilepsy
are able to stop their medicines after 2 or 3 years.
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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Complications
Related Topics:
Epilepsy
Febrile seizures
Petit-mal seizures
Seizures
Tonic clonic seizures
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Dizziness
Faintness
Loss of consciousness
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Last Updated: Aug 7, 2008
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy References:
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Fogarasi A, Jokeit H, Faveret E, Janszky J, Tuxhorn I. The effect of age on seizure semiology in childhood temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2002 Jun;43(6):638-43.
Franzon RC, Montenegro MA, Guimaraes CA, Guerreiro CA, Cendes F, Guerreiro MM. Clinical, electroencephalographic, and behavioral features of temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood. J Child Neurol. 2004 Jun;19(6):418-23.
Maillard L, Vignal JP, Gavaret M, Guye M, Biraben A, McGonigal A, Chauvel P, Bartolomei F. Semiologic and electrophysiologic correlations in temporal lobe seizure subtypes. Epilepsia. 2004 Dec;45(12):1590-9.
