Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia following Bitemporal Infarction

A patient suffered very severe anterograde and retrograde amnesia following infarction of both medial temporal lobes (hippocampus and adjacent cortex) and the left inferior temporo-occipital area. The temporal stem and the amygdala were intact; these structures do not appear to be critical for new l...

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Main Authors: A. Schnider, M. Regard, T. Landis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1994-7207
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description A patient suffered very severe anterograde and retrograde amnesia following infarction of both medial temporal lobes (hippocampus and adjacent cortex) and the left inferior temporo-occipital area. The temporal stem and the amygdala were intact; these structures do not appear to be critical for new learning in humans. Extension of the left-sided infarct into the inferior temporo-occipital lobe, an area critically involved in visual processing, appears to be responsible for our patient's loss of remote memories.
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spelling doaj-art-8a07987961e94d718a148455ac3d95a52025-08-20T03:37:51ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85841994-01-0172879210.3233/BEN-1994-7207Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia following Bitemporal InfarctionA. Schnider0M. Regard1T. Landis2Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Zürich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital, Zürich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital, Zürich, SwitzerlandA patient suffered very severe anterograde and retrograde amnesia following infarction of both medial temporal lobes (hippocampus and adjacent cortex) and the left inferior temporo-occipital area. The temporal stem and the amygdala were intact; these structures do not appear to be critical for new learning in humans. Extension of the left-sided infarct into the inferior temporo-occipital lobe, an area critically involved in visual processing, appears to be responsible for our patient's loss of remote memories.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1994-7207
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title Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia following Bitemporal Infarction
title_full Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia following Bitemporal Infarction
title_fullStr Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia following Bitemporal Infarction
title_full_unstemmed Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia following Bitemporal Infarction
title_short Anterograde and Retrograde Amnesia following Bitemporal Infarction
title_sort anterograde and retrograde amnesia following bitemporal infarction
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