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Prolonged Ictal Amnesia with Transient Focal Abnormalities on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Author(s) -
Lee B. I.,
Lee B. C.,
Hwang Y. M.,
Sohn Y. H.,
Jung J. W.,
Park S. C.,
Han M. H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1992.tb01756.x
Subject(s) - ictal , magnetic resonance imaging , amnesia , status epilepticus , temporal lobe , medicine , anterograde amnesia , epilepsy , neuroscience , psychology , radiology , psychiatry
Summary: 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 T 2 ‐weighted scan in the mesiotemporal lobe.