Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE): classification

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE): classification. Familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (FMTLE). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Genetic TLE syndromes

  • Familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS)
  • Familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (FMTLE)
  • Familial partial epilepsy with variable foci
  • Partial epilepsy with pericentral spikes

References

  1. Vadlamudi L, Sceffer IE, Berkovic SF. Genetics of temporal lobe epilepsy. JNNP 2003; 74:1359-1361.
  2. Vanli-Yavuz EN, Erdag E, Tuzun E, et al. Neuronal autoantibodies in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis. JNNP 2016; 87:684-692.

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