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Do you know what strange sensory experiences a temporal brain epilepsy seizure can bring?
In neurological terms, chronocerebral epilepsy is a persistent brain disorder that causes spontaneous epileptic seizures originating in the temporal lobes. Statistically, chronoencephalic epilepsy is the most common type of focal epilepsy in adults. Because of the differences in symptoms and behaviors of epilepsy, it used to be divided into seizures originating from the medial temporal lobe and lateral temporal lobe. During this time, patients often experience extraordinary sensory experiences that may come as a surprise.
Chronoencephalic epilepsy attacks are often accompanied by a series of inner feelings, including abnormal pleasure and loss of time perception.
Symptoms and behaviors of temporal brain epilepsy
With regard to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), one of the hallmarks of this type of seizure is a "preepileptic sign," which is an autonomic, cognitive, emotional, or sensory experience that often occurs in the early stages of a seizure. The most common precursors include rising abdominal sensations, taste, smell, agitation, a feeling of familiarity (déjà vu), etc.
Many patients experience a strange, disturbing sensation, such as a rising sensation or discomfort in their abdomen, that makes them feel panicked or anxious during the next episode.
The peculiar sensory experience of lateral temporal lobe epilepsy
Compared with medial temporal lobe, common precursors of lateral temporal lobe epilepsy are usually related to hearing. Patients may hear buzzing, music, or even unfamiliar voices in the background. These sensory experiences are often accompanied by the brief loss of consciousness and rapid behavioral changes that accompany the seizure.
Some patients describe feeling as if they are living in another dimension during an episode, feeling inaccessible and alien to the world around them.
Comorbidity phenomena
The comorbidity of memory and mental state is common in temporal brain epilepsy. According to research, as memory declines further, especially when epilepsy is not well controlled, both verbal and non-verbal memory may be affected.
Relevant research shows that the more uncontrollable epilepsy symptoms are, the more fragile the patient's cognitive function will become, especially the degradation of memory.
Risk factors and mechanisms of temporal cerebral epilepsy
There are many risk factors for epilepsy, including early febrile seizures, traumatic brain injury, brain tumors and brain infections. These factors will not only aggravate the condition, but may also affect the patient's quality of life.
Neuron loss and functional disorganization in the brain are common mechanisms that cause temporal brain epilepsy, which poses a huge challenge to the health of the nervous system.
Diagnosis and Treatment
To diagnose temporal brain epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG) is usually used to detect epileptic discharges, and is supplemented by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for confirmation. In terms of treatment, most patients will use anti-epileptic drugs for control, and for those patients who are refractory to treatment, surgery is a feasible option.
After surgical treatment, about 70% of patients can achieve complete control of epileptic seizures, which undoubtedly brings hope for improving the quality of life of patients.
In summary, the peculiar sensory experience caused by temporal brain epilepsy not only confuses the patients themselves, but also attracts widespread attention from the scientific community. So, faced with such a disease, can we find more effective treatments to improve patients' lives?
