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The Japanese journal of neuropsychology
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ArticleTitle
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Epileptic amnesia |
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AuthorList |
Nahoko Yoshimura |
Affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation Ebara Hospital |
Publication |
Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 31 (4), 233-238, 2015 |
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Accepted |
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Abstract |
Patients with epileptic amnesia display the various symptoms known as long-term anterograde amnesia or retrograde amnesia, as well as a memory defect during an epileptic attack. It is sometimes mistakenly diagnosed of dementia in senior cases. It is important for understanding to the clinical feature of the epileptic amnesia well and to utilize the electroencephalography by daily medical examination. |
Keywords |
epileptic amnesia, transient epileptic amnesia, very long-term amnesia, retrograde amnesia |
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