How is mesial temporal sclerosis treated?
Mesial temporal sclerosis treatments generally consist of managing the epilepsy symptom with the help of either anticonvulsant medication or, if medication is not effective, surgery. Surgical treatments for intractable epilepsy include a temporal lobectomy or vagal nerve stimulation.
What triggers febrile seizures?
Infection. The fevers that trigger febrile seizures are usually caused by a viral infection, and less commonly by a bacterial infection. The flu (influenza) virus and the virus that causes roseola, which often are accompanied by high fevers, appear to be most frequently associated with febrile seizures.
What is febrile convulsion?
Febrile seizures (febrile convulsions) are fits that can happen when a child has a fever. They most often happen between the ages of 6 months and 3 years. It can be frightening and distressing to see your child having a seizure, particularly if it’s their first seizure.
Does mesial temporal sclerosis get worse?
In fact, 70 percent of temporal lobe epilepsy patients have some degree of mesial temporal sclerosis. It also appears that the mesial temporal sclerosis can be worsened by additional seizures.
Is mesial temporal sclerosis hereditary?
Temporal lobe epilepsy is usually caused by a problem such as mesial temporal sclerosis. However, familial temporal lobe epilepsy is a genetic condition with autosomal dominant inheritance.
What are the symptoms of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy?
What are the symptoms of temporal lobe epilepsy?
- Déjà vu (a feeling of familiarity), a memory, or jamais vu (a feeling of unfamiliarity)
- Sudden sense of fear or anxiety, anger, sadness, joy.
- A rising sick feeling in the stomach (the feeling you get in your gut riding a roller coaster)
Do temporal lobe seizures damage the brain?
Over time, repeated temporal lobe seizures can cause the part of the brain that’s responsible for learning and memory (hippocampus) to shrink. Brain cell loss in this area may cause memory problems.
Does Tylenol prevent febrile seizures?
Febrile seizures cannot be prevented by giving the child lukewarm baths, applying cool cloths to the child’s head or body, or using fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin). Doing these things may make a feverish child feel better, but they do not prevent febrile seizures.
Can febrile seizures cause death?
The first febrile seizure can be frightening for parents. Most parents are afraid that their child will die or have brain damage. However, simple febrile seizures are harmless. There is no evidence that they cause death, brain damage, epilepsy, or learning problems.
What are the 3 signs and symptoms of a febrile convulsion?
The symptoms of febrile convulsions include:
- loss of consciousness (black out)
- twitching or jerking of arms and legs.
- breathing difficulty.
- foaming at the mouth.
- going pale or bluish in skin colour.
- eye rolling, so only the whites of their eyes are visible.
- your child may take 10 to 15 minutes to wake up properly afterwards.