A mother is asking the nurse why her daughter continues to have temporal lobe seizures even though she is on medication. The nurse knows this is occurring because:
1. The medication may not be in the therapeutic range.
2. Temporal lobe seizures do not respond well to medications.
3. The daughter may be missing doses of her medication.
4. The food her daughter eats may have a negative reaction with the medication, causing more seizures.
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1. Medication regulation is difficult with temporal lobe seizures.
2. Temporal lobe seizures have a poor response rate to medications.
3. Missing doses of medication can lead to seizures, but temporal lobe seizures don't respond well to medications.
4. Foods do not have an influence on temporal lobe seizures.
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