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Intro to Thinking and Memory
People with epilepsy commonly report having problems with their memory. Some describe having trouble remembering names that they once knew. Others forget appointments or are unable to remember to take their medications. Many others feel that they can recall things from the distant past, but cannot recollect events that happened in the past week. In fact, memory difficulties can have such a tremendous impact on people living with epilepsy that it may significantly hinder their functioning at work, in school, and at home.
In this section we will explore in-depth the relationship between epilepsy, thinking, and memory as well as diagnostic and treatment issues.
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Epilepsy really affects memory and thinking. I sometimes get confused, specially when I have a seizure. I have temporal lobe epilepsy which results in complex partial seizures. I have blank stares and say and do things that I am completely unaware of. One time, I was trying to open a neighbor's car when I was having an attack. My seizures are triggered by stress- when I don't have enough sleep and when it gets really hot. With regards to memory, I have problems with my long-term memory and have forgottem many events in the past. I also forgot the names of people I haven't seen for quite sometime.
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