Non-dominant, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Due to Dual Pathology

This chapter discusses a case of pharmacoresistant non-dominant temporal lobe epilepsy due to dual pathology (hippocampal sclerosis and temporal encephalocele). We present the success rates and the predictors of post-operative seizure outcome in patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy due to dual pathology. We discuss the incidence and factors leading to the post-operative development of de novo psychogenic non-epileptic events. We analyze semiologies such as experiential or psychic phenomena, forced thinking, automatisms, and urinary incontinence. We provide a brief overview of the definition of cluster seizures.