Focal retrograde amnesia following closed head injury: A case study and theoretical account

In this paper we present data from a closed head injury patient who presents a striking example of what Kapur ( Cortex 29, 217–234, 1993) has termed “focal retrograde amnesia”. The patient, D.H., is unable to recollect any autobiographical incidents from the pre-morbid period, although he is able to...

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Published in:	Neuropsychologia Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 509 - 523
Main Authors:	Hunkin, Nicola M., Parkin, Alan J., Bradley, Veronica A., Burrows, Edmund H., Aldrich, Frances K., Jansari, Ashok, Burdon-Cooper, Caroline
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-04-1995
Subjects:	Adult amnesia Amnesia, Retrograde - etiology Amnesia, Retrograde - pathology Amnesia, Retrograde - psychology Head Injuries, Closed - complications Head Injuries, Closed - pathology Head Injuries, Closed - psychology Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male memory Memory - physiology retrograde Wechsler Scales retrograde amnesia memory
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Summary:	In this paper we present data from a closed head injury patient who presents a striking example of what Kapur ( Cortex 29, 217–234, 1993) has termed “focal retrograde amnesia”. The patient, D.H., is unable to recollect any autobiographical incidents from the pre-morbid period, although he is able to provide personal and public information from this period. The data are discussed in relation to other reported instances of focal retrograde amnesia and a preliminary theoretical account is offered.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0028-3932 1873-3514
DOI:	10.1016/0028-3932(94)00136-D