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 |
Amnestic Disorders