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Short-term memory loss post- seizure
Sat, 06/04/2005 - 14:56Topic: Family & Friends
Please, does anyone identify with this problem?My son, 21yo now, has always found that after a seizure he has no memory of the past 2-6 hours preceding the seizure.e.g. went out to tea with his friend to celebrate their anniversary and had a seizure later that night. The following day he could not remember anything of that evening from when I had dropped him at her place at 6.30pm. Still doesn't till this day 2yrs later. (by all accounts they had a lovely time..)He finds this aspect of his condition the most upsetting. This is just one of many examples. My heart aches seeing the sad look on his face as we piece together his movements on a particular day.This doesn't help when trying to identify auras etc. either as he doesn't remember.Does anyone find this happens to you?I have read many posts about memory in general and see this in him too, but not seen much about this other aspect.Thanks for your time,Maryanne.
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Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: Short-term memory loss post- seizure
Submitted by pamrolo on Tue, 2008-02-19 - 19:04
ye me too ,I relate to this phenomena . my 25 year old son has had e since aged 14 . we have had some fanatastic family holidays which he does not remember. he does not relate to birthdays in the same way as others as he often forgets them . we just have to deal with this in a different way. pam .uk
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Submitted by irongrip22000 on Wed, 2010-05-05 - 21:07
i have had seizures since i was 16 and also the same trouble with memory loss. i had one back in feb when i was just sitting on a bench and then about 4-5 hours later i woke up in amb with no idea of what happen. i had large amount of sezuries several years ago but since i started to take time released exforge and carbamazpine i have only had 2 in the last 2 1/2 years. also when i was those large amounts of sezuries between 2002-2006 my memory of that time is spotty.
RE: RE: RE: RE: Short-term memory loss post- seizure
Submitted by yannie44 on Sun, 2005-06-05 - 09:56
Thanks again Bruce,I do understand what you are saying and no, I don't take it as a put down. I have just felt frustrated with docs or neuros who look at me strangely when I mention this memory lapse prob. If I say Nick had a seizure at 10pm and now he doesn't remember what he did at 6pm eg. rode his bike, took the dog for a walk, took a phone call etc. they often say intelligent things like "hmmm" and purse their lips as if that sounds a wee bit farfetched.I know from all I have been reading that it's quite the norm and guess I just wanted to hear from someone with some common sense who has 'been there, done that' and actually have them spell out "yes that is quite normal with a seizure"!This must sound so trivial compared to some of the probs facing people on this site but is just ONE of the frustrations in the years of trying to get a diagnosis of his condition- just thought I'd deal with one at a time.Smiles, M.A.