Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD): A malformation of brain development that can lead to epilepsy, characterized by abnormal cortical architecture. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE): A type of epilepsy ...

In individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), these cognitive ... tasks have also been explored in patients with focal epilepsy. Findings revealed that these patients exhibited abnormal ...

A common theme in focal epilepsy is that overlap of epileptic regions with sensory networks produces dysfunction of that modality (215). In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, many aspects of ...

Seizures starting in the temporal lobes are usually, but not always, focal impaired awareness seizures. You might start the seizure being aware of what’s happening, and then lose awareness as the ...

Introduction: Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of focal epilepsy, often associated with cognitive impairments, particularly in memory functions, and depression. Sex and APOE ε4 genotype ...

Lobectomy is only for focal seizures, meaning that they start in a localized area of the brain. Part of the temporal lobe is removed. High success rate Many patients have fewer seizures or become ...

It is used for people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. This means their seizures are ... This is particularly for people with temporal lobe epilepsy. This reason for this is the temporal lobes are ...

If you or a loved one has experienced a seizure, you know how scary they can be. The uncontrolled jolting, stiffening of the body, and even loss of consciousness can be unnerving under the best of ...

As a veterinarian interested in human epilepsy, Buckmaster sought to find additional animal models for human temporal lobe epilepsy. He later met a veterinarian who worked with the Marine Mammal ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes—the seat of memory—according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes - the seat of memory - according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate ...