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What Is The Difference Between Amnesia And Seizure?
My mother who is 86yrs old recently became confused & was suffering some memory loss about our family. The consultant at the hospital said it was Transient Global Amnesia. He arranged a CT Scan, the result of which he said showed a Meningioma which he said had been there for 15+ years. He made it quite clear that it was nothing to do with what had happened that day.
My mother had a GP appointment a few days later & he said he thought it would have been a seizure. Please could you tell me the difference between the Amnesia & a Seizure? Also, how would the consultant know how long the tumour had been there? Thank you.
My mother had a GP appointment a few days later & he said he thought it would have been a seizure. Please could you tell me the difference between the Amnesia & a Seizure? Also, how would the consultant know how long the tumour had been there? Thank you.
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your mother's symptoms. Based on that, transient global amnesia is more likely. In amnesia, the person forgets and gets confused. These symptoms recover in a few minutes (however, they can last upto 24 hours).
Seizures refer to convulsions or fits, where there are involuntary movements of face, arm or legs, and last for a few minutes. They may have confusion after the seizure.
I agree that meningioma is not the cause of amnesia. Amnesia is often due to lack of blood flow to the brain.
I hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
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Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your mother's symptoms. Based on that, transient global amnesia is more likely. In amnesia, the person forgets and gets confused. These symptoms recover in a few minutes (however, they can last upto 24 hours).
Seizures refer to convulsions or fits, where there are involuntary movements of face, arm or legs, and last for a few minutes. They may have confusion after the seizure.
I agree that meningioma is not the cause of amnesia. Amnesia is often due to lack of blood flow to the brain.
I hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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