title: Temporal lobe epilepsy: a new entity in psychiatry.
abstract: There has been a scarcity of information in the nursing literature in regard to the psychiatric syndrome of temporal lope epilepsy. This paper attempts to describe the basic features of this disorder as well as its diagnosis and medical treatment. Guidelines for patient assessment and strategies for intervention are presented.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications