Patient's question:
My son is in very poor health, always having fever, and sometimes he keeps repeating the same sentence. His mood isn't good either, and he often throws things around the house and doesn't like to go out to play. My friend's child has temporal lobe epilepsy, and he said my son might have that condition too, which makes me very uneasy. What are the symptoms of temporal lobe epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
① Simple partial seizures with autonomic and/or psychic symptoms, olfactory and auditory symptoms (including hallucinations), most commonly characterized by a sensation of gastric reflux in the upper abdomen;② Complex partial seizures that begin with motor arrest, characterized by digestive automatisms. Other forms of automatisms may also occur. Typical seizures last longer than 1 minute, often accompanied by postictal confusion, inability to recall events afterward, and gradual recovery. Based on seizure onset, they are classified as hippocampal, amygdalar, or lateral temporal lobe seizures. Certain clinical symptoms, especially the aura, can be suggestive. Memory impairment may be present.