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Short-term memory loss post- seizure

Sat, 06/04/2005 - 14:56
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: Short-term memory loss post- seizure

Submitted by blueeyez on Fri, 2011-01-07 - 09:59
after havin a seizure, i cant remember anything for a while, like if im cooking or something and i have a seizure when i come too i dont really remember what i was doing but after a while it all comes back. i was talking to my fiance the other day and i had a seizure, when i came too i looked at him and he tried to cuddle me but i didnt remember who he was so i started hitting him, i felt so awful when i actually remembered he was my fiance, bless him,

Re: Short-term memory loss post- seizure

Submitted by Onfya on Fri, 2011-01-07 - 14:14
This is one of the most frustrating for me after an episode, when I "come to" I'm don't remember anything, and it makes me more angrier than sad, that people have to tell me what happened... and sometimes they don't want to give me all the "embarrassing" details (I have grand mals & petite mals).  In the long run it's a bad feeling to not remember simple, recent things.

Re: Short-term memory loss post- seizure

Submitted by HollyNJason on Tue, 2013-05-21 - 23:12
My fiance has epileptic seizures after hitting his head bull riding. Recently if he falls when he has one when he comes to there are times when he doesn't remember anything for 10-15 minutes, the longest episode was 4 hours. He usually knows that he knows me somehow, but not who I am or where he is or who my daughter is. Last night he had an episode and when he came out of it he didn't recognize me at all. We are trying to get him to a neurologist but his dr hasnt called us about one yet.

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