Searching for lost memory: Memory loss and recovery mechanisms observed in a patient with pure retrograde amnesia;À la recherche de la mémoire perdue : nature des troubles et mode de récupération d'un cas d'amnésie rétrograde pure

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-277

  Thomas Anterion C ^a   Mazzola, L ^a   Foyatier Michel, N ^a   Laurent, B ^a  

^a SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Ecmnesia; Episodic memory; Functional amnesia; Long term memory; Personal identity loss; Public event memory; Pure retrograde amnesia; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; SEMANTICS; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AMNESIA, RETROGRADE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SEMANTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 45849141945     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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