Temporal pole abnormalities in temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis: Clinical significance and seizure outcome after surgery

• Published in: Seizure (London, England) Vol. 32; pp. 84 - 91
• Main Authors: Di Gennaro, Giancarlo, D’Aniello, Alfredo, De Risi, Marco, Grillea, Giovanni, Quarato, Pier Paolo, Mascia, Addolorata, Grammaldo, Liliana G, Casciato, Sara, Morace, Roberta, Esposito, Vincenzo, Picardi, Angelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-11-2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anterior Temporal Lobectomy; Blurring; Drug Resistant Epilepsy - diagnosis; Drug Resistant Epilepsy - pathology; Drug Resistant Epilepsy - psychology; Drug Resistant Epilepsy - surgery; Epilepsy surgery; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - diagnosis; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - pathology; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - psychology; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hippocampal sclerosis; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neurology; Neuropsychological Tests; Outcome; Preoperative Period; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Sclerosis - diagnosis; Sclerosis - pathology; Sclerosis - psychology; Sclerosis - surgery; Seizures - diagnosis; Seizures - pathology; Seizures - psychology; Seizures - surgery; Temporal Lobe - pathology; Temporal Lobe - surgery; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Temporopolar abnormalities; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Hippocampal sclerosis; Temporopolar abnormalities; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Outcome; Blurring
• ISSN: 1059-1311; 1532-2688
• DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.09.016

Highlights • Temporopolar abnormalities are common MRI findings in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to hippocampal sclerosis (HS). • The presence of temporopolar abnormalities did not influence seizure outcome in patients who had TL resection for HS. • Temporopolar abnormalities might be regarded as a marker of epilepsy chronicity in TLE–HS.