Epilepsy in the Left Temporal Lobe

Posted By Nancy on July 15, 1999 at 09:31:37
Good Morning,
I have recently been diagnosed with "minor controlled epilepsy" in the left temporal lobe.  An EEG showing 'high spots' in this area was used to determine this. No seizure 'type' (ie: simple partial, tonic/clonic etc.) has been 'assigned' to it though. I have never actually had a seizure in that I have never lost conciousness, lost muscle control or any of the other more common symptoms of seizures but I have suffered strange sensations in my head leaving me feeling as though I COULD loose conciousness, nausea, tingling in my left foot accompanied by a rather warm feeling that works it's way up from my foot through my left leg then genrally stops about mid way and dizziness at times. Circumstances most likely to bring on these symptoms are driving, working in front of a computer terminal (these symptoms may sound familiar, I posted a question approx. a week or so ago too) and having my ears covered with a telephone headset for an exteneded period of time (I wear such a headset in my job).
I guess my question is, what does the left temporal lobe do?  My neurologist has said that he doesn't expect this to get any worse, I am on 400mg of Dilantin, 1.5mg of Klonopin and 200mg of Topamax already to try and keep these symptoms under control and to prevent a full blown seizure from occurring.  That's a pretty potent combination of drugs I would think for not having had a full blown seizure (yet).  Is the left temporal lobe an area that, if a full blown (ie: grand mal) seizure did occur, some serious 'damage' might result?  I have tried to find information on the web about that area of the brain but most of what I find is in 'medical speak' and I just simply don't understand what I'm reading.  Thank you very, very much for you time and your help.
Regards,
Nancy.
  










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