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familial temporal lobe epilepsy 1

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A temporal lobe epilepsy characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of partial seizures originating from the temporal lobe that are often accompanied by auditory symptoms and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the LGI1 gene on chromosome

A temporal lobe epilepsy characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of partial seizures originating from the temporal lobe that are often accompanied by auditory symptoms and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the LGI1 gene on chromosome 10q24.

Signs and symptoms

  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with focal onset
  • Focal aware seizure
  • Focal sensory seizure with auditory features
  • Focal autonomic seizure with epigastric sensation/nausea/vomiting/other gastrointestinal phenomena
  • Focal impaired awareness seizure
  • Focal aware sensory seizure with auditory features
  • Focal sensory seizure with cephalic sensation
  • Focal sensory seizure with visual features
  • Focal sensory seizure with vestibular features

Also known as: ETL1; partial epilepsy with auditory features