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… Overview Temporal lobe epilepsy involves the portions of the brain that control emotions and memory. The temporal lobes are located on each side of the …
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… Condition Basics What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a common condition that … during a seizure, which can cause an injury. Temporal lobe epilepsy (the most common type of …
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Epilepsy is a common condition that causes … for Epilepsy Stopping Medicine for Epilepsy Temporal Lobe EpilepsyEpilepsy is a common condition …
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… Overview If you have symptoms of temporal arteritis (also called giant cell arteritis ), your doctor may order a temporal artery biopsy to make sure. Giant … temple and test it for inflammation . If a temporal artery biopsy shows no signs of …
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… information section Health Topics Absence Epilepsy Abusive Head Trauma Acute Flaccid … to Others About Depression Tay-Sachs Disease Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Temporary Confusion or Decreased …
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… Overview Most of the time, people with epilepsy who become pregnant deliver healthy … is higher for babies born to someone with epilepsy. Most antiepileptic medicines … increase the risk even more. If you have epilepsy and become pregnant, stopping …
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… have to take the medicine? Some medicines for epilepsy have to be taken several times a day. … other medicines I take? Many medicines for epilepsy can interact with other medicines you may be taking. This means that your epilepsy medicine may not work as well, or it …
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… Overview Medicine therapy for epilepsy can fail for several reasons: You do … following the treatment plan. You don't have epilepsy. You may be having events that look … be having seizures, but something other than epilepsy is causing them. Taking antiepileptic …
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… Overview Epilepsy that causes focal seizures is sometimes called focal epilepsy, because the seizures start at a … brain may become affected during the seizure. Epilepsy that causes focal seizures is the …
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… Overview Childhood absence epilepsy develops between ages 4 and 10. It … and slight muscle jerks. Juvenile absence epilepsy develops between ages 10 and 17 and … seizures. Many children with juvenile absence epilepsy have generalized tonic-clonic …