Temporal lobe seizures

The temporal lobes are responsible for many functions including hearing, speech, smell, memory, and our emotions.

Possible symptoms of simple partial seizures in the temporal lobes

• Flushing
• Sweating
• Going very pale
• Experiencing a churning feeling in your stomach
• Seeing things as smaller or bigger than they really are
• Imagining you can see or hear something that is not actually happening
• Smelling non-existent smells
• Tasting non-existent tastes
• Feelings of fear, panic, sadness or happiness, or feeling detached from what's going on around you. This can be frightening and difficult to explain to others
• Vivid memory 'flashbacks'
• And intense feeling of 'deja vu', when you are convinced you have experienced something before - even when you haven't
• Feelings of 'jamais vu' when you are unable to recognize things that are very familiar to you

Possible symptoms of complex partial seizures in the temporal lobes

• Chewing
• Smacking your lips
• Swallowing
• Scratching your head
• Fumbling with buttons
• Removing items of clothing
• Staggering around
• Wandering off. Recovery of full awareness may be minutes or hours late, with you being unable to remember anything

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