Focal retrograde amnesia following closed head injury: A case study and theoretical account

In this paper we present data from a closed head injury patient who presents a striking example of what Kapur ( Cortex 29, 217–234, 1993) has termed “focal retrograde amnesia”. The patient, D.H., is unable to recollect any autobiographical incidents from the pre-morbid period, although he is able to...

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Published in:Neuropsychologia 1995-04, Vol.33 (4), p.509-523
Main Authors: Hunkin, Nicola M., Parkin, Alan J., Bradley, Veronica A., Burrows, Edmund H., Aldrich, Frances K., Jansari, Ashok, Burdon-Cooper, Caroline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
amnesia
Amnesia, Retrograde - etiology
Amnesia, Retrograde - pathology
Amnesia, Retrograde - psychology
Head Injuries, Closed - complications
Head Injuries, Closed - pathology
Head Injuries, Closed - psychology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
memory
Memory - physiology
retrograde
Wechsler Scales
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Summary:In this paper we present data from a closed head injury patient who presents a striking example of what Kapur ( Cortex 29, 217–234, 1993) has termed “focal retrograde amnesia”. The patient, D.H., is unable to recollect any autobiographical incidents from the pre-morbid period, although he is able to provide personal and public information from this period. The data are discussed in relation to other reported instances of focal retrograde amnesia and a preliminary theoretical account is offered.
ISSN:0028-3932
1873-3514
DOI:10.1016/0028-3932(94)00136-D