My husband experiences aprox. 10 minute episodes of not knowing what he should do next, where he works and who he works for. As I remind him, the memory slowly returns. He began this about 4 years ago infrequently but now he has had 2 in 2 weeks. He has been tested for dementia with the finding of mild cognitive disorder, which they say is due to his age of 61. I do not agree that this is normal. Any ideas?
Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your husbands symptoms. Based on the description, his forgetfulness and memory impairment are episodic, and they become normal after 10 minutes or so. In a case of dementia, the memory impairment is present all the time and not in episodic fashion. In your husbands case, we need to exclude seizures and transient ischemic attacks. In both these conditions, the persons' memory may return to normal after a few minutes or so. Please discuss with his neurologist regarding these two possibilities. 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/