PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - A Zeman TI - When a patient with epilepsy complains about poor memory AID - 10.1136/jnnp.2009.172205 DP - 2009 Apr 01 TA - Practical Neurology PG - 85--89 VI - 9 IP - 2 4099 - http://pn.bmj.com/content/9/2/85.short 4100 - http://pn.bmj.com/content/9/2/85.full SO - Pract Neurol2009 Apr 01; 9 AB - Patients with epilepsy often complain of “poor memory”. The first step in managing this complaint is a clinical evaluation to define and, if possible, quantify the problem. The memory difficulty may be entirely unconnected to the epilepsy. But if the two appear to be linked, establish whether the memory problem is due to the seizures themselves, the pathology that underlies the seizures, their treatment, or their psychological sequelae such as anxiety or depression. Further management depends on the cause, while practical advice on the amelioration of poor memory can be useful.