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Persistent global amnesia following right thalamic stroke: an 11-year longitudinal study
S D Sala1, H Spinnler, A Venneri
1Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Neuropsychology
|January 1, 1997
Summary
A severe amnesic syndrome in a patient with a right thalamus lesion highlights that thalamic damage alone may not cause amnesia. Additional brain structure involvement is necessary for significant memory deficits.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neurology
Background:
- Amnesic syndrome can result from various brain lesions.
- The thalamus plays a crucial role in memory formation and retrieval.
- Understanding the precise neural correlates of amnesia is essential for diagnosis and treatment.