title: Interictal electroencephalographic findings in children and adults with temporal lobe tumors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize clinical and interictal electroencephalographic aspects of children and adults with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to tumoral lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a retrospective analysis of the clinical and interictal electroencephalographic aspects of 16 children (64 exams) and 12 adults (78 exams) with lesions in the temporal lobe.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most frequent etiologies were gangliogliomas, DNETs, followed by astrocytomas. Auras occurred in both groups, the most common being epigastric sensation. Other findings such as myoclonias, behavioral arrest and vomiting were more frequent in children. Temporal epileptiform and nonepileptiform activities, mostly unilateral, were found in both groups. Extratemporal epileptiform activities (frontal, parietal, central, occipital and generalized) were also found equally in both groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data show that children and adults with TLE due to expansive lesions present with similar EEG findings.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Franzon
authors.forename: Maria Augusta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Montenegro
authors.forename: Clarissa Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Catarina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Carlos A M
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Guerreiro
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cendes
authors.forename: Kette D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: Marilisa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Guerreiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013686:Telemetry; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology