Differences Between Patients with Temporal Lobe Seizures and Those with Other Forms of Epileptic Attacks

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Abstract
Patients (78) with temporal lobe type seizures were precisely matched for age, sex and Wechsler IQ levels with patients suffering from other seizure types. Statistically significant differences were established between the groups in regard to treatment response, etiologies and behavioral variables. The behavioral problems of the temporal lobe patients were present only in that group that suffered from more than 1 seizure type. The temporal lobe epilepsy group having only 1 seizure type differed from the controls with 1 seizure type in regard to etiological factors; they actually showed better performance on certain subscales of the WAIS [Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale], as well as better employment records. The clinical impression of the temporal lobe epilepsy patient usually presenting more difficulties than other patients with epilepsy results from the fact that the temporal lobe patients have, in the overwhelming majority of instances, more than 1 seizure type.