Abstract. The article presents a study of memory impairment in patients with different lesion localisation during an acute cerebrovascular event in the left and right hemispheres. The condition of 72 patients (average age of the sample 46.11±0.9 years) who were found to have damage to the temporal, parietal and occipital lobes of the brain was studied. The characteristics of the mnestic function were assessed using standard neuropsychological techniques. Damage to the left hemisphere led to significant difficulties in memorising texts, a decrease in verbal and auditory memory, the ability to build associative connections and use various mnemonic devices. The deficit in the functioning of the right hemisphere was distinguished by a large defect in memorising visual material. The identified “weaknesses” and “strengths” of patients are extremely important for the development of personalised rehabilitation programmes and future prediction of the recovery process after a cerebral infarction.