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Signs & Symptoms of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Temporal lobe epilepsy is a seizure disorder characterized by complex partial seizures, which are seizures in which the person seems conscious but is in a trance-like state and not aware of her surroundings.

  1. Causes

    • Temporal lobe epilepsy can be caused by a head injury, meningitis or other brain infection. Many times the cause of the epilepsy remains unknown.

    Symptoms

    • The signs of temporal lobe epilepsy are: being unaware of surroundings, staring, smacking of the lips, and aura, which is a show of lights or shapes in front of the patient's eyes.

    Complications

    • Some complications that may occur as a result of temporal lobe epilepsy are visual and auditory hallucinations, acute confusion and altered personality.

    Diagnosis

    • Diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy is generally done by MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or EEG (electroencephalogram).

    Treatment

    • Temporal lobe epilepsy can be treated with seizure medications or by removing part of the affected temporal lobe. The surgery has an 80 percent success rate of complete cure.

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