Friend with epilepsy - memory loss after seizure?

i have seizures and after i have it i can't remember things were going on before i had it and sometime after it. if i have a gran-mal seizure i can't even remember the day before and i be wonder what am i doing at the hospital.

34yrs of complex partial seizures

Memory Loss After Seizure

From an article called Memory Problems, which answers many, many questions about memory loss after seizures. Maybe these questions will help you friend.

Here are the two most pertinent questions:

Do memory problems ever improve over time?

If your memory problem is the product of a newly acquired brain injury, you may have a period of spontaneous recovery as the brain cells reorganize during the period right after your injury. However, if more than a couple of years have elapsed since a brain injury, significant change is not expected, and after two or three years all the recovery will likely be completed. If your memory problem is rooted in something that happened 20 years ago, a natural recovery is unlikely at this point. Accepting that there is no "cure" for such memory problems is important. But strategies can still help you work around the problem.

Can memory be improved through mental exercises?

Staying mentally active is a good thing, but it won't really help your memory problem. Research has shown that playing memory games or doing exercises to sharpen your memory doesn't help your memory in general. Memory is not a muscle: exercising it doesn't work. What is more useful is developing techniques and strategies to help you cope with your memory problem.

[My note: Here is a site which provides excellent (and fun!) memory games:

Lumosity: Brain Games & Brain Training

www.lumosity.com/‎