raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99701

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis

Synonyms: HS-MTLE · Hippocampal sclerosis-related mesial temporal lobe epilepsy · MTLE-HS

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Elderly, Infancy
Status
active

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis is a rare epilepsy syndrome defined by seizures originating in limbic areas of the mesial temporal lobe, particularly in the hippocampus, amygdala, and in the parahippocampal gyrus and its connections, and hippocampal sclerosis, usually unilateral or assymetric. It is frequently associated with an initial precipitating event, such as febrile seizures, hypoxia, intracranial infection or head trauma, most often occurring in the first five years of life, followed by a latent period without seizures. Typical seizures consist of a characteristic aura that is frequently a rising epigastric sensation associated with emotional disturbances, illusions, and autonomic symptoms (widened pupils, palpitations), progressive impairment of consciousness, oro-alimentary automatisms (lip smacking, chewing, licking, tooth grinding), behavioral arrest, head deviation, dystonic postures, hand and verbal automatisms. Seizures are followed by postictal dysfunction. Initially, seizures are easily controlled with antiepileptic drugs, later they frequently become refractory and associated with progressive behavioral changes and memory deficits.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enMesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosisHS-MTLE · Hippocampal sclerosis-related mesial temporal lobe epilepsy · MTLE-HS
frEpilepsie du lobe mésio-temporal avec sclérose de l'hippocampeEpilepsie mésiotemporale avec sclérose hippocampique · MTLE-HS
deMesiale Temporallappenepilepsie mit HippocampusskleroseHS-MTLE · Hippokampussklerose-assoziierte mesiale Temporallappenepilepsie · MTLE-HS
esEpilepsia del lóbulo temporal mesial con esclerosis del hipocampoEpilepsia del lóbulo temporal mesial asociada a esclerosis del hipocampo · HS-MTLE · MTLE-HS
itEpilessia del lobo temporale mesiale con sclerosi ippocampaleEpilessia del lobo temporale mesiale da sclerosi ippocampale · HS-MTLE · MTLE-HS
nlMesiale temporaalkwabepilepsie met sclerose van hippocampusHS-MTLE · MTLE-HS · Mesiale temporaalkwabepilepsie gerelateerd aan hippocampale sclerose
ptEpilepsia do lobo temporal mesial com esclerose do hipocampoEpilepsia do lobo temporal mesial relacionada com esclerose do hipocampo · HS-MTLE · MTLE-HS
plPadaczka mezjalna skroniowa skroniowego ze stwardnieniem hipokampaPadaczka przyśrodkowej częśći płata skroniowego ze stwardnieniem hipokampa
csMeziální temporální epilepsie s hipokampální sklerózou= en
ukМезіальна скронева епілепсія з гіпокампальним склерозомМезіальна скронева епілепсія, повязана зі склерозом гіпокампу · HS-MTLE · MTLE-HS
zh颞叶内侧癫痫伴海马硬化MTLE-HS
trHipokampal skleroz ile seyreden mezial temporal lob epilepsisiMTLE-HS

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G40.0NTBTattributedvalidated
MONDO0020476Evalidated
UMLSC4749367Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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