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  • Transient Epileptic Amnesia (TEA) is an epilepsy syndrome characterized by amnestic seizures and memory deficits.
  • Existing research on TEA has primarily focused on autobiographical memory and accelerated long-term forgetting.
  • Topographical memory, crucial for navigation and spatial awareness, has not been objectively investigated in TEA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To objectively investigate topographical memory deficits in individuals with Transient Epileptic Amnesia (TEA).
  • To compare spatial memory performance between TEA patients and healthy controls using both subjective and objective measures.
  • To explore the relationship between subjective complaints and objective performance in topographical memory within the TEA group.

Main Methods:

  • Sixteen patients with TEA and 26 age-matched healthy controls participated.
  • Participants completed a comprehensive neuropsychological battery, including self-report questionnaires on place memory and route-finding.
  • Objective assessment of allocentric spatial memory was conducted using the Four Mountains Test.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences were found between groups in general cognitive abilities (IQ, processing speed, working memory, visuoconstruction).
  • The TEA group demonstrated significantly poorer performance on the Four Mountains Test compared to controls.
  • TEA patients reported more frequent difficulties with place recognition and route-finding, with significant correlations between subjective measures, but not with objective measures.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides the first empirical evidence of topographical memory impairment in TEA, encompassing allocentric spatial memory, place memory, and route-finding.
  • These findings support theoretical models linking TEA to disruptions in hippocampal and medial temporal lobe networks essential for spatial representation.
  • Future research should broaden the objective assessment of topographical memory in TEA to include diverse aspects of spatial cognition.