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tem'po•ral-lobe ep'ilepsy
Pronunciation: (tem'pur-ul-lōb"), [key] Pathol.
a type of seizure disorder produced by abnormal electric discharges in the temporal lobe of the brain, characterized by the occurrence of any of a variety of auras followed by a brief loss of consciousness with accompanying repetitive, automatic movements. Also called
psychomotor epilepsy. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.