[header] How to control temporal lobe seizures [title] Take antiepileptic or anticonvulsant medications. [step] These medicines have a direct effect on the brain's electrical activity. A seizure occurs when too much electrical activity spreads from one part of the brain to the other areas. 
This causes uncontrolled stimulation of nerves that supply many parts of your body. Anticonvulsants minimize these abnormally high levels of electrical activity, thereby reducing symptoms of seizures.