Transient global amnesia mimics: Transient epileptic amnesia [PDF]
We describe the case of a 79-year-old patient referred for suspected transient global amnesia, after an episode of anterograde amnesia which lasted 90 min.
Nicolas Nicastro+2 more
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Forgetfulness in adult attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder masks transient epileptic amnesia: a case report [PDF]
Background Inattention due to attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can lead to forgetfulness. Transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) can cause forgetfulness, similar to ADHD. We report a patient with ADHD who developed TEA.
Takashi Fukao+5 more
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Compulsive versifying after treatment of transient epileptic amnesia. [PDF]
Compulsive production of verse is an unusual form of hypergraphia that has been reported mainly in patients with right temporal lobe seizures. We present a patient with transient epileptic amnesia and a left temporal seizure focus, who developed isolated compulsive versifying, producing multiple rhyming poems, following seizure cessation induced by ...
Woollacott IO+7 more
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The Causes and Consequences of Transient Epileptic Amnesia [PDF]
Transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) is a recently recognised syndrome of epilepsy in which the principle manifestation of seizures is recurrent episodes of isolated memory loss.
Christopher R. Butler, Adam Zeman
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Case Report: Cognitive Assessment Before an Amnesic Seizure in Transient Epileptic Amnesia Syndrome [PDF]
A patient with transient epileptic amnesia syndrome presented a clinically observable amnesic seizure immediately after a neuropsychological assessment.
Coline Bouyer+2 more
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Transient epileptic amnesia versus transient global amnesia: aspects of differential diagnosis [PDF]
Transient global amnesia (TGA) and transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) are rare phenomena in clinical practice that manifest as transient cognitive amnestic impairments.
L. V. Lipatova+2 more
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EPIAMNE: A New Scoring System for Differentiating Transient EPIleptic AMNEsia from Transient Global Amnesia [PDF]
Transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) is a rare cause of acute amnestic syndromes (AAS), often misdiagnosed as transient global amnesia (TGA). We proposed a scoring system—the EPIlepsy AMNEsia (EPIAMNE) score—using quantitative EEG (qEEG) analysis to obtain ...
Biagio Maria Sancetta+7 more
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Clinical differences between transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) and recurrent transient global amnesia (r-TGA) [PDF]
Both transient epileptic amnesia (TEA) and transient global amnesia (TGA) are clinically characterized by temporary amnesic symptoms. TEA involves recurring amnesic episodes, while TGA typically manifests as a singular occurrence.
Mizuho Sugiyama+2 more
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Transient Epileptic Amnesia: A Treatable Cause of Spells Associated With Persistent Cognitive Symptoms [PDF]
Objective: To characterize the clinical, EEG, and neuroimaging profiles of transient epileptic amnesia (TEA).Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with TEA at the Mayo Clinic Minnesota from January 1, 1998 to September 21 ...
Vijay K Ramanan+8 more
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Clinical and neuropsychological changes after the disappearance of seizures in a case of transient epileptic amnesia [PDF]
We encountered a female patient with late-onset temporal lobe epilepsy who presented with transient amnesia as the sole ictal manifestation, an accelerated rate of forgetting daily life events, and a retrograde memory deficit.
Masanori Sekimoto+3 more
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