Question 1976
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":9833,"text":"cortical dysplasia"},{"id":9834,"text":"infections"},{"id":9835,"text":"mesial temporal sclerosis"},{"id":9836,"text":"temporal lobe tumours"},{"id":9837,"text":"trauma"},{"id":9838,"text":"vascular malformations"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":9835,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Temporal lobe epilepsy\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/temporal-lobe-epilepsy\"\u003eTemporal lobe epilepsy\u003cstrong\u003e (TLE)\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/a\u003eis the most common type of partial epilepsy. It may be due to multiple causes including:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesial-temporal-sclerosis-mts?lang=gb\"\u003emesial temporal sclerosis\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;(MTS): the most common ~70%\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/differential-diagnoses-for-temporal-lobe-tumours?lang=gb\"\u003etemporal lobe tumours\u003c/a\u003e: ~10% (ganglioglioma\u0026nbsp;is the most common)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/missing?article%5Btitle%5D=cortical-dysplasia\u0026amp;lang=gb\"\u003ecortical dysplasia\u003c/a\u003e: 5-10%\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/cerebral-vascular-malformations?lang=gb\"\u003evascular malformations\u003c/a\u003e: ~5%\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etrauma\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einfection\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econgenital\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003etemporal pole encephalocele (rare)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","id":1976,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/1976","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/focal-cortical-dysplasia/questions/513","relatedArticles":[{"id":1664,"title":"Mesial temporal sclerosis","link":"/articles/mesial-temporal-sclerosis?lang=gb"},{"id":2154,"title":"Differential diagnoses for temporal lobe tumours","link":"/articles/differential-diagnoses-for-temporal-lobe-tumours?lang=gb"},{"id":2152,"title":"Temporal lobe epilepsy","link":"/articles/temporal-lobe-epilepsy?lang=gb"},{"id":1084,"title":"Cerebrovascular malformations","link":"/articles/cerebrovascular-malformations?lang=gb"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":1174,"kind":"Course","title":"Adult Neuroradiology Review Course - page 1174","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/adult-neuroradiology-review-course/pages/1174"},{"id":1174,"kind":"Course","title":"Adult Neuroradiology Review Course - page 1174","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/adult-brain-mri-review-course-2015-online-video/pages/1174"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the most common cause of temporal lobe epilepsy?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1976"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"9838","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"9834","percentage":2},{"alternativeId":"9835","percentage":85},{"alternativeId":"9837","percentage":2},{"alternativeId":"9836","percentage":3},{"alternativeId":"9833","percentage":7}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"focal-cortical-dysplasia"}