A new study has concluded that children with temporal lobe epilepsy are more likely to have their autobiographical memory impaired than age and gender-matched control subjects, finding it harder to recall individual details when describing events from their lives.
Autobiographical memory comprises two distinct strands: semantic memory, which means the recall of personal facts, and episodic memory, through which people are able to re-experience specific events.
Previous studies have revealed that some adults with unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy have impaired autobiographical memories – attributed by researchers to compromised hippocampal integrity.
