Neocortical Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Table 1

Comparison of ictal semiology between mTLE and nTLE based on data from references (see text). If <5% of group were reported to have symptom then it would be designated yes/no. Otherwise it would be described based on likelihood (more or less likely).

Sign/symptom	mTLE	nTLE
Seizure duration	>1 minute	<1 minute
Ambiguous onset/offset	No	Yes
Visceral/epigastric sensation	More likely	Less likely
Nonspecific auras	Less likely	More likely
Auditory hallucination	Less likely	More likely
Oral automatism	More likely	Less likely
Manual automatism	More likely	Less likely
Leg movements	Yes	No
Dystonic posturing	Yes	No
Clonic movement	Less likely	More likely
Body shifting	More likely	Less likely
Hyperventilation	Yes	No
“Dreamy state”	Yes	No
Fear	Yes	No
Searching	More likely	Less likely
Postictal cough/sigh	More likely	Yes