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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
We compared historical features, surface EEG findings, results of intracarotid sodium amobarbital memory testing (IAT), and outcome after anterotemporal lobectomy (ATL) in patients with mesiotemporal lobe seizure onset with those with more diffuse temporal lobe seizure onset (intracranial EEG). Forty-eight patients evaluated consecutively between July 1985 and October 1991 with both scalp/sphenoidal and intracranial EEG were shown to have seizures originating in one temporal lobe. No patients had temporal lobe tumor or vascular malformation. Thirty-seven of the 48 patients had seizure onset in the amygdala/hippocampus (amyg/hipp). Eleven of the 48 had either temporal neocortical onset or simultaneous amyg/hipp and neocortical onset. Patients with mesial onset seizures were more likely to have lateralized memory impairment on IAT (p = 0.05). We noted a trend toward a difference in age of first risk for epilepsy between the two groups (p = 0.09) but not for a difference in any specific risk factor. There were no significant differences in surface EEG interictal findings. Unlike in previous studies, comparison of outcome between the two groups showed no difference in seizure-free outcome. Sudden unexpected death (SUD) was more frequent in neocortical seizure patients who were not seizure-free (p < 0.05).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0013-9580
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
662-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of mesial versus neocortical onset temporal lobe seizures: neurodiagnostic findings and surgical outcome.
pubmed:affiliation
Sacramento Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Sutter General Hospital, Sacramento, California, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study