Temporal Lobe Seizures

[Paintergirl88]

Hi. I was diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Seizures 11 years ago. I still have maybe 2 a year. Has anyone experienced the same type of seizures. I just started takking gabapentin. Hated Keppra! Thanks!

[Hidden]

Which side? What's the exact cause? An MR scan will pinpoint the tissue/structural damage which is causing your seizures. Ask. If you don't get a satisfactory answer, take the scans to another specialist. It's the exact cause which determines which medication you get.

[Paintergirl88 in reply to Hidden]

Interesting. Thank you!

[Caesard in reply to Hidden]

TLE doesn't necessarily comes with MRI (visible) lesions Therefore, an MRI can and in many cases does comes back clean, though it remains the imaging method of choice.

Sometimes a SPECT scan can better hint towards a perfusion issue, and sometimes an stereo-EEG might pinpoint a possible structural lesion, as detailed procedures.

But the basis attempt to a diagnosis should be based on the characteristics of the disease, imagistic (long term video-EEG, an MRI) bloodwork (looking for infectious, acute, immunological, metabolic causes etc) and CF analysis

[happy48]

Hi,Everybody reacts differently to medication. I take Keppra and feel the best I have ever been. I have taken other medications which have left me with side effects.

I have had TL seizures for many years which have changed in severity during the different stages of a females life. I still have them, approx 7 per month.

Be positive and you'll get through life.