temporal lobe epilepsy
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- noun
- /ˈtɛmpərəl loʊb ˌɛpɪˈlepsi/
- Specialized
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epilepsia del lóbulo temporal
- By the end of the week, I was such an expert on temporal lobe epilepsy.
I was suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy.
- I was suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy.
Examples
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You do not have temporal lobe epilepsy.
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There is one illness, temporal lobe epilepsy.
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I left instructions for an EEG and a return appointment in two weeks, and that evening I went to the hospital library to review the literature on temporal lobe epilepsy.
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Also, there's a growing body of literature on the relationship between temporal lobe epilepsy and psychiatric disorders, and I was thinking of making a small contribution of my own, maybe a case report in JAMA on MMPI's before and after treatment.
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Doctors often classify patients with memory issues as having temporal lobe epilepsy when the symptoms align with this type of seizure disorder.
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Symptoms like memory lapses and confusion may indicate temporal lobe epilepsy in affected individuals.
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After undergoing several tests, the neurologist confirmed that she suffers from temporal lobe epilepsy.
Synonyms
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A brain condition that causes sudden seizures or brief loss of awareness
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A brain condition that causes brief loss of awareness, memory gaps, and automatic movements or strange sensations
A condition where seizures start in one part of the brain and cause local symptoms like twitching or strange feelings
Seizures that start in one small part of the brain and cause a limb to twitch or strange sensations
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a subtype of epilepsy located in the temporal lobe and this meaning is directly compositional from 'temporal' (relating to the temple/side of the head) + 'lobe' (a part of an organ) + 'epilepsy' (a seizure disorder). Medical noun phrases formed by organ/region + disease are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Temporal lobe epilepsy is a name that tells where the problem starts: the temporal lobe is the part of the brain at the side of your head near the temples that helps memory and hearing. Because seizures that begin there often cause 'memory loss', confusion, or strange sensations, the name explains the condition we mean today.