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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

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8 Nov 2021

Gina’s Story: Navigating Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) from childhood to adulthood

by Guest Contributor |

Gina was born with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). As a child, the doctors tried everything, but her seizures got worse. Now as an adult she’s thriving!

driving and epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy, TLE
30 Jul 2021

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Finding a New Doctor while Living with Epilepsy

by Whitney Petit |

It was back to the drawing board for me. I was left wondering if I could get lucky twice when it came to choosing a new doctor while living with epilepsy.

16 Nov 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: The temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) experience

by Guest Contributor |

Nancy remembers how her temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) seizures always began with a feeling of deja vu and a sensation of falling.

temporal lobe epilepsy, TLE
27 Jun 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Elaine uses poetry to cope with adversity and a life with TLE

by Elaine Reeves |

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Elaine’s Story I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age four. At that time, early 1960s, one of the few medications available for epilepsy was phenobarbital. Concerned about negative side effects for … Read More

complex partial, poetry, temporal lobe epilepsy, TLE
25 Jun 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Déjà Vu and temporal lobe epilepsy in real life

by Guest Contributor |

At 29, I began to experience mysterious episodes of dé­jà vu followed by nausea and exhaustion. It took doctors 5 yrs and a tonic clonic seizure to diagnose these episodes as epilepsy.

deja vu, language comprehension, temporal lobe, temporal lobe epilepsy
25 Mar 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Alison is shedding a little light on epilepsy

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Here’s to the caregivers for people with epilepsy! Here’s to those who live with us, take us to the hospital, and love us any which way they can. And here’s to that selfless love. It gets us through all that life has thrown at us.

19 Mar 2017

Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Whitney shares her journey with TLE

by Whitney Petit |

From Whitney: It’s time I share my story, my journey with TLE, and join the fight to raise awareness. I want to help others who are too afraid to speak up.

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