Prolonged ictal amnesia with transient focal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging

B I Lee; B C Lee; Y M Hwang; Y H Sohn; J W Jung; S C Park; M H Han

doi:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb01756.x

Prolonged ictal amnesia with transient focal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging

Epilepsia. 1992 Nov-Dec;33(6):1042-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb01756.x.

Authors

B I Lee¹, B C Lee, Y M Hwang, Y H Sohn, J W Jung, S C Park, M H Han

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 1464261
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb01756.x

Abstract

A previously healthy woman had a prolonged amnestic state caused by complex partial status epilepticus with bilateral mesiotemporal lobe involvement confirmed by EEG with nasopharyngeal electrodes. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan obtained shortly after recovery from the amnesia showed reversible focal abnormalities consisting of increased signal intensity on T2-weighted scan in the mesiotemporal lobe.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amnesia / etiology*
Amnesia / pathology
Amnesia / physiopathology
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Complex Partial / complications*
Epilepsy, Complex Partial / diagnosis
Epilepsy, Complex Partial / pathology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Sclerosis / pathology
Status Epilepticus / complications*
Status Epilepticus / diagnosis
Status Epilepticus / pathology
Temporal Lobe / pathology*
Temporal Lobe / physiopathology