Transient Epileptic Amnesia: Clinical Report of a Cohort of Patients. (July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lapenta, Leonardo; Brunetti, Valerio; Losurdo, Anna; Testani, Elisa; Giannantoni, Nadia Mariagrazia; Quaranta, Davide; Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo; Della Marca, Giacomo
• Is Part Of: Clinical EEG and neuroscience. Volume 45:Number 3(2014:Jul.)
• Page Start: 179
• Page End: 183
• Publication Date: 2014-07
• Subjects: epilepsy -- transient amnesia -- temporal lobe epilepsy -- symptomatic epilepsy -- differential diagnosis; Electroencephalography -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; 616.8047547
• DOI: 10.1177/1550059413495201
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1550-0594

Abstract

Transient epileptic amnesia is a seizure disorder, usually with onset in the middle-elderly and good response to low dosages of antiepileptic drugs. We describe the clinical, electroencephalography (EEG), and neuroimaging features of 11 patients with a temporal lobe epilepsy characterized by amnesic seizures as the sole or the main symptom. We outline the relevance of a detailed clinical history to recognize amnesic seizures and to avoid the more frequent misdiagnoses. Moreover, the response to monotherapy was usually good, although the epileptic disorder was symptomatic of acquired lesions in the majority of patients.