A member asked:

Can cerebral/white matter scarring/calcification due to torch infection cause temporal lobe epilepsy? can tle cause aggressive explosive behavior?

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Yes: It is common that after sustaining scarring of the brain (due to infection, tumors, surgery or brain damage) for a person to suffer seizure type disorders such as temporal lobe epilepsy. Many symptoms accompany these disorders such as behavioral and personality changes, memory and reasoning problems, among others. Proper pharmacological treatment by a neurologist and behavioral therapy helps.

Answered 5/8/2016

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