PURPOSE: To assess the clinical significance of temporal pole abnormalities (temporopolar blurring, @entity1906 , and @entity194 , TA) in @entity1 with @entity1315 ( @entity1315 ) and @entity131 ( @entity131 ) with a long post-surgical follow-up. METHODS: We studied 60 consecutive @entity1 with @entity1315 - @entity131 and 1.5 preoperative MRI scans who underwent surgery and were followed up for at least 5 years (mean follow-up 7.3 years). Based on findings of pre-surgical MRI, @entity1 were classified according to the presence of @entity1906 or TA. Groups were compared on demographic, clinical, neuropsychological data, and @entity410 outcome. RESULTS: @entity1906 was found in 37 (62%) @entity1 , while TA was found in 35 (58%) @entity1 , always ipsilateral to @entity131 , with a high degree of overlap (83%) between @entity1906 and TA (p<0.001). @entity1 with @entity1906 did not differ from those without @entity1906 with regard to history of febrile @entity410 , GTCSs, age of @entity302 onset, side of surgery, @entity410 frequency, @entity410 outcome, and neuropsychological outcome. On the other hand, they were significantly older, had a longer duration of @entity302 , and displayed lower preoperative scores on several neuropsychological tests. Similar findings were observed for TA. Multivariate analysis corroborated the association between @entity854 and age at onset, age at surgery (for @entity1906 only), and lower preoperative scores on some neuropsychological tests. CONCLUSIONS: @entity854 are frequent in @entity1 with @entity1315 - @entity131 . Our data support the hypothesis that @entity1906 and TA are caused by @entity410 -related damages. These abnormalities did not influence @entity410 outcome, even after a long-term post-surgical follow-up.

@entity854 in @entity1315 with XXXX : Clinical significance and @entity410 outcome after surgery.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity131 :: ('MESH:D001930', 'Disease') :: ['hippocampal sclerosis', 'HS'] @entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['seizure', 'convulsions'] @entity1906 :: ('MESH:D014390', 'Disease') :: ['TB'] @entity1315 :: ('MESH:D004833', 'Disease') :: ['TLE', 'temporal lobe epilepsy'] @entity194 :: ('MESH:D001284', 'Disease') :: ['temporopolar atrophy'] @entity302 :: ('MESH:D004827', 'Disease') :: ['epilepsy'] @entity854 :: ('MESH:D018376', 'Disease') :: ['temporopolar abnormalities', 'Temporopolar abnormalities']
@entity131 :: (MESH:D001930,Disease) :: ['hippocampal sclerosis']
