Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

The signs of focal seizures with diminished awareness include :

•        A blank look or staring into space.
•        Automatisms are repetitive actions and behaviors that affect your mouth, eyes, and hands. Examples include fidgeting, picking, and excessive blinking (lip-smacking, chewing, swallowing).
•        Confusion.
•        Unusual speech : a change in one's ability to respond to and interact with others.
•        Temporary loss of the capacity to read, speak, or understand speech.

A temporal lobe seizure may be preceded by an aura. When a seizure is about to begin, you experience an aura. Common symptoms during an aura include :

•        Feeling of either familiarity or unfamiliarity).
•        A sudden feeling of fury, grief, or excitement; perhaps of dread, panic, or both.
•        A growing feeling of nausea in your stomach 
•        Altered senses of touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.

If you have any of these symptoms visit a Neurologist to be diagnosed and treated properly.

The exact cause of temporal lobe seizures is unknown. Yet, it can be caused by a variety of factors, including :

•        TBI stands for traumatic brain injury.
•        Infections like encephalitis or meningitis, or a history of them
•        A condition that causes scarring (gliosis) in a part of the temporal lobe.
•        Brain blood vessel malformations
•        Stroke
•        Tumors of the brain
•        Syndromes caused by genes.

•        Electroencephalography (EEG) to assist in separating seizure disorders from other diseases.
•        Brain scans such as MRI to check the brain for any scarred areas.
•       Neurological test
•        Blood tests look for indications of genetic disorders, infections, blood sugar levels, or electrolyte problems.
•       Computerized tomography (CT) scan to show any brain anomalies, such as tumors, hemorrhage, or cysts, which could be causing your seizures.
•        Positron emission tomography (PET) to assist in identifying disorders by making active brain regions visible.
•       Single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) to produce a thorough 3-D image of the blood flow activity that takes place during a seizure in your brain.

Finding the best therapy to halt seizures with the fewest adverse effects is the ideal goal in seizure treatment.

•        Anti-seizures medication
•        Surgery
•        Vagus nerve stimulation
•        Responsive neurostimulation
•        Dietary therapy
•        Lifestyle modifications :
•   Wearing a medical alert bracelet
•   Taking your medications as prescribed
•   Getting adequate sleep