Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Unexplained sudden amnesia.

C Miller Fisher1

  • 1Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, VBK 910, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

Archives of Neurology
|August 8, 2002
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Rare cases of sudden, permanent amnesia in elderly men were investigated. Unexplained amnesia may result from unrecognized Alzheimer disease or temporal lobe abnormalities.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Lacunes: Small, deep cerebral infarcts.

Neurology·2011
Same author

Dr. Raymond Delacy Adams (1911-2008): an appreciation.

The neurologist·2010
Same author

Bilateral distribution of the end branches of the pontine paramedian branches of the basilar artery.

Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society·2003
Same author

The reach of neurology.

Archives of neurology·2003
Same author

Hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage. Demonstration of the source of bleeding.

Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology·2003
Same author

Transient ischemic attacks.

The New England journal of medicine·2002
Same journal

Incorrect Table Entries and Word.

Archives of neurology·2016
Same journal

IDEAL for CCSVI Research-Reply.

Archives of neurology·2013
Same journal

Atlas of Inherited Metabolic Diseases, 3rd ed.

Archives of neurology·2013
Same journal

Error in byline: in heterogeneity of coenzyme q10 deficiency: patient study and literature review.

Archives of neurology·2013
Same journal

This month in archives of neurology.

Archives of neurology·2013
Same journal

About this journal.

Archives of neurology·2013
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Neuroscience
  • Geriatrics

Background:

  • Acute amnesia typically has identifiable causes like stroke or seizures.
  • Determining the etiology of sudden, persistent amnesia is usually possible.

Observation:

  • Two elderly men experienced sudden, permanent amnesia without clear cause.
  • One patient developed amnesia and was later diagnosed with Alzheimer disease.
  • The second patient had overnight disabling amnesia with bilateral medial temporal lobe abnormalities.

Findings:

  • Neuropathology revealed Alzheimer disease in one case of unexplained amnesia.
  • Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral temporal lobe abnormalities in the other case.
  • These findings suggest potential underlying neuropathological processes in rare amnesia cases.

Related Experiment Videos

Implications:

  • Highlights the possibility of unrecognized pathophysiological processes in amnesia.
  • Suggests the need for advanced neuroimaging and neuropathological examination in unexplained cases.
  • Contributes to understanding the differential diagnosis of amnesia in the elderly.