"Transient epileptic amnesia typically presents in middle-aged and older adults (50 to 80 years of age) 1,2. There is a male predilection. The disorder is often underrecognized, leading to a significant delay in diagnosis, with an average diagnostic lag of four years 1."
"During an episode, patients typically exhibit repeated questioning 1,2. However, only 20-30% of episodes are purely amnestic, and patients may also have oromotor automatisms, behavioural arrest, and/or olfactory, epigastric or gustatory auras 1,2,4."
"During an episode, patients typically exhibit repeated questioning 1,2. However, only 20-30% of episodes are purely amnestic, and patients may also have oromotor automatisms, behavioural arrest, and/or olfactory, epigastric or gustatory auras 1,2,4."