DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i03.008

Pages: 892-894

Hippocampal sclerosis is a central nervous system disorder where nerve cells become non vital and scar tissue formation is seen in the hippocampus. This condition is associated with cases of temporal lobe epilepsy, a disease where patients experience unusual sensations, and complaints of altered emotions and behavior, muscle spasms and sometimes convulsions. Although there is strong association, it is not proved whether hippocampal sclerosis causes temporal lobe epilepsy or temporal lobe epilepsy causes hippocampal sclerosis. It is possible that both conditions are linked to another underlying abnormality. The hippocampal region is located in an area of the brain called the medial temporal lobe.