I have been doing some research on epilepsy and memory impairment, and its been tough going to find what I am looking for. I am hoping some of you here can help me.
I am trying to research people with "normal" functioning and intellectual ability, and controlled seizure activity.
So for those of you who have experience with people with temporal lobe or frontal lobe epilepsy, I have come across some research uncovering evidence of "impaired long term autobiographical memory impairment", leading right back to childhood memories .
My question is does anyone with epilepsy find their "memories" of their past or childhood do not "jibe" with the memories of other siblings and/or family members and friends? (It must be very distressing for you if you experience this.)
For those of you who have children with epilepsy who have reached the age of where this may have become an issue, have you experienced this?
Thank you for all the information you can give me.
thanks all of you, the person I know has memories of her childhood that just dont jibe with the memories of her parents, siblings and friends. Its very frustrating and sad for everyone involved. She doesnt remember family vacations etc
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For me, I was diagnosed with epilepsy shortly after I was born ( a mistake the doctors made in this case, not genetic).
I have never had a short term memory, but my long term memory is 100% perfect ( if God will not be upset with me for saying 'perfect').
Intellectually, I am very sound.
Though physically I am weak. I used to be strong but now I am much weaker than I should like; however, I have always been stong in the mind and so I can think my way out of troubling circumstances.
As for childhood memories go, I can't remember my childhood hardly at all. In 5 minutes I will forget that I was just writing this response to your question. However, if the fact I wrote this repsponse were by some means to enter my long term memory straight-away and not dwell in the short term than I will never forget anything, ever! The trick is getting information to enter immediatly into long term, else I will forget!
As far as your comments about children with epilepsy go; if your child says that he or she forgot something and they are epileptic than chances are the child is telling the truth!
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