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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
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
14 Nov 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: A screenwriter shares her experience with epilepsy

by Jessica K. Smith |

Alisa Kennedy Jones, a screenwriter and author of GOTHAM GIRL INTERRUPTED found herself diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of forty.

temporal lobe epilepsy, TLE
13 Nov 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Lily on living with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

by Guest Contributor |

Lily was diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in her 40s. She shares her journey from diagnosis to a treatment that works for her.

drivers license, epilepsy diagnosis, temporal lobe epilepsy, VNS
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

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