English abstract
Eating epilepsy (EE), where seizures are triggered by eating, is rare and has not been reported in the
Gulf region. In EE, the ictal semiology includes partial or generalised seizures. Focal brain changes on imaging,
if present, are often confined to the temporal lobe or perisylvian region. Therapeutic options, especially in those
patients who are refractory to pharmacotherapy, have not been well-established. We report a series of five patients
with EE from Oman, a country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Gulf region, and highlight the usefulness
of temporal lobectomy in one patient who had medically-intractable EE. Surgical intervention could be considered
as a potential therapeutic option in carefully selected patients with medically-intractable seizures.
