Amnesia - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Impaired category fluency in medial temporal lobe amnesia: the role of episodic memory.

31 Aug 2009 Memory tasks are often classified as semantic or episodic, but recent research shows that these types of memory are highly interactive. Category fluency, for example, is generally considered to reflect retrieval from semantic memory, but behavioral ... Read more...

Diffusion tensor imaging of the posterior cingulate is a useful biomarker of mild cognitive impairment.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVES: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is recognized as a predementia state, but its definition is inconsistent and only 20%-30% develop dementia after 2 years. Biomarkers may help identify individuals at greatest risk of progressive decline. ... Read more...

The use of the Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M) in the detection of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

30 May 2009 Many screening tools for detecting cognitive decline require in-person assessment, which is often not cost-effective or feasible for those with physical limitations. The Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status has been used for screening ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Amnesia - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Impaired category fluency in medial temporal lobe amnesia: the role of episodic memory. 31 Aug 2009
• Comment on "Aphasic or amnesic status epilepticus detected on PET but not EEG". 30 Jul 2009
• Diffusion tensor imaging of the posterior cingulate is a useful biomarker of mild cognitive impairment. 29 Jun 2009
• [Clinical standard of neurosurgical disorder (8). Amnesia] 29 Jun 2009
• The use of the Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M) in the detection of amnestic mild cognitive impairment. 30 May 2009
• Can one get amnesia from canned tuna? What are we forgetting? 14 May 2009
• Transient epileptic amnesia: an emerging late-onset epileptic syndrome. 29 Apr 2009
• Differential memory test sensitivity for diagnosing amnestic mild cognitive impairment and predicting conversion to Alzheimer's disease. 5 Apr 2009
• Spatial navigation testing discriminates two types of amnestic mild cognitive impairment. 3 Apr 2009
• Plasma levels of monocyte chemotactic protein 3 and beta-nerve growth factor increase with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. 30 Mar 2009
• Impaired social cognition in mild Alzheimer disease. 23 Mar 2009
• Spontaneous intracranial hypotension manifesting as an amnestic syndrome. 3 Mar 2009
• Amnestic mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: a brain perfusion SPECT study. 13 Feb 2009
• Accelerated hippocampal atrophy rates in stable and progressive amnestic mild cognitive impairment. 11 Feb 2009
• Return of memory and sleep efficiency following moderate to severe closed head injury. 24 Jan 2009
• [Isolated autobiographical amnesia: a neurological basis?] 13 Jan 2009
• [Arterial hypertension and cognitive deficts] 13 Jan 2009
• Injury severity and disability in the selection of next level of care following acute medical treatment for traumatic brain injury. 30 Dec 2008
• Diagnostic utility of the NAB List Learning test in Alzheimer's disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment. 30 Dec 2008
• Mild cognitive impairment: cognitive screening or neuropsychological assessment? 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Amnesia'

Definition: Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)

Descriptor UI: D000647

Alternative terms: Amnesia; Amnesias; Amnesia-Memory Loss; Amnesia Memory Loss; Amnesia-Memory Losses; Amnesia, Global; Amnesias, Global; Global Amnesia; Global Amnesias; Amnestic State; Amnestic States; State, Amnestic; States, Amnestic; Amnesia, Tactile; Amnesias, Tactile; Tactile Amnesia; Tactile Amnesias; Amnesia, Temporary; Amnesias, Temporary; Temporary Amnesia; Temporary Amnesias; Amnesia, Dissociative; Amnesias, Dissociative; Dissociative Amnesia; Dissociative Amnesias; Amnesia, Hysterical; Amnesias, Hysterical; Hysterical Amnesia; Hysterical Amnesias;

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Tree Number: C10.597.606.525.100; C23.888.592.604.529.100; F01.700.625.100; F03.087.200;