RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Epileptic amnesic attacks
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 1188
OP 1188
DO 10.1212/WNL.35.8.1188
VO 35
IS 8
A1 Pritchard, P. B.
A1 Holmstrom, V. L.
A1 Roitzsch, J. C.
A1 Giacinto, Joseph
YR 1985
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/35/8/1188.abstract
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.