TEMPORAL SEIZURE

Course overview

TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY IS THE COMMONEST SEIZURE DISORDER AND AFFECTS APPROXIMATELY FIFTY MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS ACTIVITY IS TO REVIEW THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY. ALSO, THIS ACTIVITY AIMS TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE, INCLUDING NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, PSYCHIATRY, AND EPILEPSY SPECIALTY NURSES, IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OUTCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS CONDITION.