Electroclinical characteristics of posterior lateral temporal epilepsy

► Temporal lobe epilepsy can be grouped into mesial or posterior temporal lobe epilepsy. ► We characterized the seizures in mesial and posterior temporal lobe epilepsy. ► The seizure manifestations were compared and used to identify the epileptogenic zone. ► The limbic system explains the symptomatogenic zone of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. ► The neocortex explains the symptomatogenic zones of posterior temporal lobe epilepsy.