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Epilepsy

Temporal lobe epilepsy

05/10/2008 09:02PM

Question:

Can someone have a temporal lobe seizure and not have epilepsy?

Answer:

The only way a temporal lobe seizure is not part of epilepsy is if the seizure is caused by an acute abnormality in the brain (like a stroke or infection). Epilepsy by definition is simply more than one seizure.

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati David M. Ficker, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
David M. Ficker, MD