temporal-lobe epilepsy

[ tem-per-uhl-lohb ]

/ ˈtɛm pər əlˌloʊb /

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noun Pathology.

a type of seizure disorder produced by abnormal electric discharges in the temporal lobe of the brain, characterized by the occurrence of any of a variety of auras followed by a brief loss of consciousness with accompanying repetitive, automatic movements.

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Also called psychomotor epilepsy.

Words nearby temporal-lobe epilepsy

temporal gyrus, temporal hour, temporality, temporalize, temporal lobe, temporal-lobe epilepsy, temporally, temporal muscle, temporal plane, temporal pole, temporal process

How to use temporal-lobe epilepsy in a sentence

Naturalism tells us that mystics had temporal lobe epilepsy.
Eben Alexander Has a GPS for Heaven|Patricia Pearson|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Re-reading your own work, especially at some temporal distance, is a dangerous business.
Kerouac Biographer Gets Back on the Road|Dennis McNally|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Compulsive writing, or hypergraphia, is a well-known, if uncommon, symptom of temporal lobe epilepsy.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet|Cat Ferguson|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The connection between temporal lobe epilepsy and creativity is well known.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet|Cat Ferguson|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But a drug like lamotrigine is not selective, and so it also affects the behavior of the rest of the temporal lobe.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet|Cat Ferguson|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As that is not one of their vows, and they do not have charge of temporal matters, the sick have suffered greatly.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
With nervous children the lobe of the ear is preferable, as it prevents their seeing what is being done.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The blood is obtained from the finger-tip or the lobe of the ear, as for a blood count; only a very small drop is required.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
But here it is arranged in temporal sequence, thus giving us a concrete view of the man and his relation to this society.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
They receive temporal good themselves indirectly from a covenant on which they will not take hold.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

Medical definitions for temporal-lobe epilepsy

temporal lobe epilepsy

psychomotor epilepsy