<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I have a friend who says she has salty taste in her mouth along with extra saliva. She also has noticed 3 episodes of forgetting where she is as well as a bit of soreness on the top and side of her head. She has been recommended to see a neurologist. What cab these symptoms mean for her?  <response>: Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted the symptoms in your friend. Episodic loss of memory can be seen with TIA-transient ischemic attack which occurs due to lack of blood supply to brain OR seizures due to abnormal electrical discharges in a part of brain. She would require MRI brain and EEG for further evaluation and confirmation of diagnosis. There are good medications available to treat both these conditions. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow-up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Chat Doctor. Ly 