Impaired picture recognition in transient epileptic amnesia.

Journal article

Transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) is an epileptic syndrome characterized by recurrent, brief episodes of amnesia. Transient epileptic amnesia is often associated with the rapid decline in recall of new information over hours to days (accelerated long-term forgetting - 'ALF'). It remains unknown how recognition memory is affected in TEA over time. Here, we report a systematic study of picture recognition in patients with TEA over the course of one week. Sixteen patients with TEA and 16 matched...

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Authors: Dewar, M; Hoefeijzers, S; Zeman, A; Butler, C; Della Sala, S

• Publisher: Academic Press Inc.
• Journal: Epilepsy and behavior : EandB
• Volume: 42
• Pages: 107-116
• Publication date: 2015-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.10.032
• EISSN: 1525-5069
• ISSN: 1525-5050
• Language: English
• Keywords: Transient epileptic amnesia; Accelerated long-term forgetting; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Picture recognition; Anterograde memory