REVERSIBLE AMNESIA ASSOCIATED WITH A LEFT TEMPORAL HEMATOMA IN A CASEOF RIGHT TEMPORAL COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURES

We report the case of a 44-year-old woman with complex partial seizure s (CPS) of right frontotemporal origin who developed generalized amnes ia after undergoing intracranial electrode implantation complicated by left hippocampal hemorrhage. Serial memory testing disclosed recovery from the amnesic disorder, while repeated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed resolution of her left hippocampal hemorrhage in a 2-mont h period. A second intracarotid amytal procedure confirmed the capabil ity of her left temporal region to support memory. Consequently, a rig ht orbitofrontotemporal lobectomy was performed without complication.