Abstract
Recently, a pattern referred to as accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF) has been
described in patients with epilepsy. In ALF, acquisition and retention over standard
delayed recall intervals (up to 30 minutes) tend to be intact, but there is an abnormally rapid rate of forgetting over
delays of days or weeks. ALF is associated with everyday memory complaints as well
as impairments in autobiographical memory, but goes largely undetected by traditional
neuropsychological measures. We consider here the characteristics of ALF and possible
contributors to its underlying pathophysiology. Overall, a better understanding of
this relatively newly recognised memory disorder should improve clinical treatment.
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Accepted:
April 21,
2013
Received:
January 30,
2013
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