Meningioma Induced Temporal Lobe Epilepsy; a Case Report

Abstract

Introduction: Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) presented with behavioral and psychiatric disorders is one of the most hectic forms of epileptic seizures, in which a uniform pathology cannot explain its manifestations, and structural underlying causes should be kept in mind. Case Presentation: This report described a 38-year-old female admitted to our department in emergency manner with episodic attacks of behavioral disorders and brief episodes of loss of consciousness each time accompanied with headache as a starting point, which lasted 5 to 10 minutes. Brain MRI showed a mass in the left temporal lobe finally diagnosed as a meningioma. After prescription of antiepileptic agents, headache, psychiatric disorders and hallucination attacks were stopped. Discussion: Temporal lesions with behavioral changes can cause complicated and difficult cases. There is limited data about this, but it seems that psychiatric features of temporal lobe epilepsy could be controlled and treated easily only by antiepileptic agents.