A Case of Viral Encephalitis with Disproportionate Retrograde Amnesia
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 259-264, 2004.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
A 44-year-old man showed recurrent paroxysmal amnesic attacks following viral encephalitis which, despite antiepileptic treatment, developed into status epilepticus. Interestingly, the amnesic attacks mainly consisted of amnesia for retrograde events. After recovery from status, he showed a persistent amnesia which was characterized as disproportionate retrograde amnesia for the past 20 years. We attribute the amnesic attacks in the acute stage to a transient epileptic amnesia and the profound retrograde amnesia in the chronic stage to status- or infection-related focal brain damage.
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Main subject:
Status Epilepticus
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Brain
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Encephalitis, Viral
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Amnesia
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Amnesia, Retrograde
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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