Table 1

Clinical and EEG features of seven patients with transient epileptic amnesia (TEA)

Case	Age (years)	Sex	History (duration)	No. of attacks	Duration of attacks	EEG (routine)	Other epileptic forms	Other medical condition	Imaging	Medication(s)	MMSE	ACE
TL, temporal lobe; LACS, lupus anticoagulant syndrome; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; CBZ, carbemazepine.
1	48	M	3 years	4	<1 hour	Bilateral TL spikes	Complex partial seizures	LACS	MRI: normal	CBZ 400 mg/day; lamotrigine 100 mg/day	29	98
2	64	M	2 years	7	1 minute	Bilateral TL spikes	Complex partial seizures	IHD	CT: normal	CBZ 600 mg/day	28	96
3	59	M	3 years	6	<30 minutes	Normal	None	IHD	MRI: vascular changes	Valproate 100 mg/day	30	98
4	57	M	2 years	6	<1 hour	Bilateral slow waves	None	IHD	MRI: vascular changes	CBZ 300 mg/day	30	100
5	46	M	1 years	6	<1 hour	Focal TL spikes (right>left)	None	None	MRI: normal	CBZ 400 mg/day	30	100
6	59	F	6 months	3	<1 hour	Bilateral TL spikes	None	None	MRI: vascular changes	CBZ 300 mg/day	29	97
7	69	M	4 years	5	<1 hour	Bilateral polyrhythmic abnormalities	Complex partial seizures	Hyper-tension	MRI: normal	CBZ 400 mg/day	27	96