LR4.1 - external editing - metadata not recognised on re-importing

I use 2 external editors in my work. Nik SilverEfex Pro 2 and Portrait Professional. SE creates Tiffs to work on, PP creates PSD files. I can use both plugins fine and export and tweak my images. However, my problems start on the re-import stage.
So, I'm working in a Filtered list of files. They are filtered by the couples name (its a wedding). So I only see this couples wedding. I edit the files externally and they re-import. But - here's the problem, they don't show up. First off I thought that perhaps the metadata was not copied over. But it is. If I clear all filters, the images are there in the library. They also have all the metadata attached correctly and the star rating too. But, if I use the couples name to filter again - they refuse to appear in the selected group.
Solution - quit LR and restart it. Now they appear!
Bizarre. Why? The metadata clearly hasn't changed, it was clearly there. You can read the correct keywords are there assigned to the images, but the filter refuses to see those keywords until the program is restarted. As I dip in and out of SilverEfex many, many times during a wedding edit - this is infuriating to say the least.
Solution anyone? Or a suggestion as to if I'm the only person suffering this problem? I haven't tried 4.2 yet, but I see no mention of this problem being solved in the release notes.
Paul

Paul, I would suggest renaming the Preference file (do something like add "old" to the name") with Lr closed and restart to see if that removes the problem.
http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/preference-file-locations-lightroom-4.html
If that fails, you may want to try using a smart collection.
BTW, I don't have this issue on my Mac with 4.2RC.

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