Severe functional retrograde amnesia: case report

Authors

  • Maila de Castro L. Neves Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Hospital de Ensino Instituto Raul Soares
  • Rogério Gomes Beato Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Hospital de Ensino Instituto Raul Soares
  • Carla Monteiro Girodo Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Hospital de Ensino Instituto Raul Soares
  • Hélio Lauar Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Hospital de Ensino Instituto Raul Soares
  • Rodrigo Nicolato Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Hospital de Ensino Instituto Raul Soares
  • João Vinícius Salgado Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais; Hospital de Ensino Instituto Raul Soares
  • Antônio Lúcio Teixeira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Faculdade de Medicina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832008000100005

Keywords:

Amnesia, retrograde amnesia, psychogenic, functional, memory

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A classic amnestic syndrome is characterized by a significant impairment of the anterograde memory, a variable and transitory retrograde amnesia with preserved non-declarative memory. However, case reports of patients with disproportionate compromise of the retrograde memory have been described in the recent literature. OBJECTIVES: To report a 26-year-old patient with a severe global retrograde amnesia with no evident triggering factor. METHODS: Psychiatric interview and neuropsychological evaluation. RESULTS: His memory loss compromised all domains of his life, although he could acquire and retain new information. He also exhibited prominent deficits in production and comprehension of common words as well as in recognition and use of objects. DISCUSSION: The final diagnostic formulation of the present case is difficult possibly indicating a continuum between psychogenic and organic retrograde amnesia.

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Published

2008-01-01

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Case Report

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How to Cite

Severe functional retrograde amnesia: case report . (2008). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 35(1), 26-30. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832008000100005