Hi,
Has an MRI of he brain been done.
The above EEG findings mean that there are focal or localised areas in the brain in the region of the temporal
and parietal lobe which have foci which could be responsible for seizure activity in the patient.
http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic365.htm
'# The etiologies of TLE include the following:
#
* Infections, eg, herpes encephalitis, bacterial meningitis, neurocysticercosis
* Trauma producing contusion or hemorrhage that results in encephalomalacia or cortical scarring;
difficult traumatic delivery such as forceps deliveries
* Hamartomas
* Malignancies (eg, meningiomas, gliomas, gangliomas)
* Vascular malformations (ie, arteriovenous malformation, cavernous angioma)
* Cryptogenic: A cause is presumed but has not been identified.
* Idiopathic (genetic): This is rare. Familial TLE was described by Berkovic and colleagues, and partial
epilepsy with auditory features '
'The majority of epilepsy is caused by things we do not completely understand, such as abnormal neuronal
migration. It is not uncommon for seizures to begin with a portion of the parietal lobe. The type of seizure
events depends on where in the parietal lobe. Sometimes, the seizure actually begins in the temporal lobe and
we only see the electrical activity in the parietal lobe because the detection electrodes were not placed on
the surface of the head to detect temporal lobe discharges from the mesial temporal lobe. Anyway, one could
see tinnitus and/or tingling from parietal lobe epilepsy.'
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/messages/30147.html
Let us know if you need any further information. Do consult your doctor about the reports.
Regards.
