A case of transient epileptic amnesia with radiological localization.
BACKGROUND
A 54-year-old man presented to a cognitive disorders clinic having experienced recurrent episodes of transient amnesia over a number of years. The attacks often occurred on waking, did not affect other cognitive abilities such as perception, language or judgment, and typically lasted about half an hour. The attacks were sometimes associated with olfactory hallucinations. Between amnestic episodes, the patient noticed a gradual deterioration in his recall of remote events, despite normal performance on standard memory tests.


METHODS
Physical examination, laboratory tests, EEG, MRI brain scan, PET imaging, and neuropsychological assessment.


METHODS
Transient epileptic amnesia.


RESULTS
Anticonvulsant medication.
Butler
Christopher R
CR
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. chris.butler@ed.ac.uk
Zeman
Adam
A
D020236:Amnesia, Transient Global / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D000927:Anticonvulsants