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.
Q. Can temporal lobe epilepsy cause changes in personality?
Temporal lobe epilepsy—a common form of epilepsy characterized by seizures that begin in the memory-regulating temporal lobe—does appear to influence personality, though not in the way many may think and certainly not in the way people have believed throughout history.
Q. Do seizures affect intelligence?
[6,7] Dodson[8] reported that children with epilepsy have an intelligence quotient (IQ) score that is 10 points lower than their healthy, age-matched peers. Epilepsy can affect a person’s education, career, general health, mental health, and marriage, among other things.
Q. Does epilepsy affect thinking?
People with epilepsy commonly report having problems with their thinking and memory. Here’s a few examples of the problems people may report. Trouble remembering names that they once knew. Feel that their thinking is slowed down.
Q. Is memory loss common with epilepsy?
People with epilepsy often report memory concerns and/or memory problems. The most common form of epilepsy-related memory problems are with immediate, recent (short-term), and prospective memory. It is less common for epilepsy to affect long- term memory.
Q. Do people with epilepsy have problems sleeping?
Unfortunately, sleep disorders are common in people diagnosed with epilepsy. There are several types of sleep disorders linked to epilepsy. Insomnia: Having difficulties falling and staying asleep is common in people diagnosed with epilepsy, with between 24 and 55% having insomnia12.
Q. What food is not good for epilepsy?
white bread; non-wholegrain cereals; biscuits and cakes; honey; high-sugar drinks and foods; fruit juices; chips; mashed potatoes; parsnips; dates and watermelon. In general, processed or overcooked foods and over-ripe fruits.
