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EEG and imaging reveal left-temporal-lobe seizures and a mass in a woman with altered consciousness.
Case report of a 32-year-old woman presenting with altered consciousness found to have left-temporal-lobe seizures and a left-temporal-lobe mass.
Altered consciousness warrants urgent EEG and imaging; leaves open the differential for temporal-lobe masses in young adults.
A 32-year-old woman was seen in the neurology clinic because of episodes of altered consciousness — staring, aphasia, and occasional sudden loss of postural tone and collapse. EEG revealed left-temporal-lobe seizures; brain imaging revealed a left-temporal-lobe mass.
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Cole et al. (2013) studied this question. Electroencephalography and brain imaging in a 32-year-old woman presenting with altered consciousness revealed left-temporal-lobe seizures and a left-temporal-lobe mass.
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