PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pritchard, P. B.
AU  - Holmstrom, V. L.
AU  - Roitzsch, J. C.
AU  - Giacinto, Joseph
TI  - Epileptic amnesic attacks
AID  - 10.1212/WNL.35.8.1188
DP  - 1985 Aug 01
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 1188--1188
VI  - 35
IP  - 8
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/35/8/1188.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/35/8/1188.full
SO  - Neurology1985 Aug 01; 35
AB  - We studied two sexagenarians who had recurrent circumscribed attacks of amnesia. Their EEGs showed frequent bilateral spikes that arose independently from the temporal lobes, primarily from mesiobasal structures. Amnesic attacks ceased after treatment with antiepileptic drugs. Neuro-psychological tests demonstrated selective cognitive impairments, and short-term memory improved after treatment in one patient. Epileptic amnesic attacks should be distinguished from transient global amnesia, which is clinically similar.