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Definition of Temporal lobe epilepsy
1. Noun. Epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations.
Medical Definition of Temporal lobe epilepsy
1. Seizures with elaborate and multiple sensory, motor, and/or psychic components. A common feature is the clouding of consciousness and amnesia for the event. Some clinical manifestations may include more complex behaviours like burst of anger, emotional outbursts, fear or automatisms. The EEG often reveals spike discharges in the temporal lobe during sleep. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Literary usage of Temporal lobe epilepsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"When episodic unusual behavior caused by temporal lobe epilepsy is throught to
be due to mental illness, patients and their families may be subjected to ..."
2. Schizophrenia, 1993: A Special Report edited by David Shore, Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Roberts, GW; Done, DJ; Bruton, CJ; and Crow, TF A "mock up" of schizophrenia:
temporal lobe epilepsy and schizophrenia-like psychosis. ..."
3. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"Varieties of aggressive behavior in temporal lobe epilepsy. American Journal of
Psychiatry, 141, 651-656. Devinsky, O., Morrell, MJ, & Vogt, BA (1995). ..."
4. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"... Walker, 1961), aggressive behaviour during the inter-ictal phase (the period
between attacks) of temporal lobe epilepsy is not so rare (Anstett & Wood, ..."
5. Biomedical Technology Resources: A Research Resources Directory edited by Barry Leonard (1998)
"These methods and hardware are being applied to study metabolic and anatomic
alterations in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, ..."
6. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"Eidelberg, E.; Lesse, H.; and Grault, FP An experimental model of temporal lobe
epilepsy: Studies of the convulsant properties of cocaine. ..."
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