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Amnestic Disorders


Clinical features of amnestic syndromes

Syndrome

Clinical Features

Wernicke-Korsakoff

Nystagmus, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy

temporal lobectomy

Visual field defect, history of surgery

head trauma

Frontal lobe dysfunction, history of trauma

hippocampal infarct

Homonymous hemianopsia or cortical visual defect

Thalamic infarction, bleeding

Rapid onset, vascular risk factors

Anoxia

History of cardiopulmonary arrest

Herpes simplex encephalitis

Kluver-Bucy syndrome, aphasia, seizures

Tumor

Homonymous hemianopsia, hemiparesis, headache

Basal frontal lesions

Personality changes, diabetes insipidus, hypothermia

Alzheimer's disease (early stage)

Slow-developing amnesia in an elderly patient

ECT

Depression with a history of ECT

transient global amnesia

Usually vascular etiology, cerebrovascular disease

hypoglycemia

High insulin intake

psychogenic amnesia

Identity confusion can be amnestic to some personal information



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