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Can be defined as a dense loss of memory for recent events but with preserved intelligence and personality ,memory can be either totally or partially lost according to the extent of damage that was caused .

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2018-03-05 1 By Zainab Muhammed Ali Second stage
Can be defined as a dense loss of memory for recent events but with preserved intelligence and personality ,memory can be either totally or partially lost according to the extent of damage that was caused 2018-03-05 2 Amnesia?
2018-03-05 3 The extend of lost memories
2018-03-05 4 Types and storage of memory
French psychologist Theodule Armand Ribot (Ribots law) Patient H.M Patient R.B Patient G.D 2018-03-05 5 History of amnesia
2018-03-05 6 Clinical presentation of an amnesic patient . While some forms of memory are devastated other forms may be relatively spared Patients suffer from learning new information A patients may suffer from confabulation a patient may suffer from other associated neurological problems There may be also problems with the short term memory
is a form of acute memory loss as temporal yet almost total disruption of short term memory A person has no signs of impaired cognitive function but recalls only the last few moments of consciousness Tends to occur in middle age or elderly patients 2018-03-05 7 Specific forms of amnesia Transients global amnesia
It is the inability of adults to recall episodic memories before the age of 2-4 years ,as well as the period before age 10 of which adults retain fewer memories than might otherwise be expected given the passage of time 2018-03-05 8 Specific forms of amnesia Infantile amnesia
As many as two third of older persons experience mild difficulties in recalling names ,numbers, and other facts termed benign senescent forgetfulness By the year 2030 ,the proportion of our population older than 65 will have increased from its present to 20% 2018-03-05 9 Specific forms of amnesia Age related memory changes
Is a state of confusion following a traumatic brain injury. The patient is unable to remember the events after the injury. Amnesia for identity, place and time. when Post traumatic amnesia is resolved the consciousness remains clouded due to associated confusion 2018-03-05 10 Specific forms of amnesia Post traumatic amnesia
Amnesic disorder caused by thiamine deficiency. Usually associated with chronic ingestion of alcohol Short term memory remains normal, but the patient have difficulty to recall a past story, or with unrelated words as well as complicated patterns It may be related to bilateral degeneration of the dorso-medial thalamic nuclei. 2018-03-05 11 Specific forms of amnesia Korsakoffs syndrome
It is a rare but probably underdiagnosed neurological condition which manifests as relatively brief and generally recurring episodes of amnesia Caused by underlying temporal lobe epilepsy 2018-03-05 12 Specific forms of amnesia Transient epileptic amnesia
Alcohol blackout Drug induced amnesia Brain tumour Post encephalitic amnesia Source amnesia Cerebrovascular disease 2018-03-05 13 Specific forms of amnesia others
Cognitive behaviour therapy Treatment of the underlying cause Treatment of concomitant psychiatric illness 2018-03-05 14 Treating amnesia
Amnesia is an organic memory loss condition caused by brain damage to memory related areas of the brain There are two types of memory The extent of the lost memory differs We can identify specific forms of amnesia :infantile , age related ,korsakoffs syndrome etc Amnesia usually resolve itself with out treatment although sometimes treatment would be necessary 2018-03-05 15 In summary
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Amnesia 2018

  • 1. 2018-03-05 1 By Zainab Muhammed Ali Second stage
  • 2. Can be defined as a dense loss of memory for recent events but with preserved intelligence and personality ,memory can be either totally or partially lost according to the extent of damage that was caused 2018-03-05 2 Amnesia?
  • 3. 2018-03-05 3 The extend of lost memories
  • 4. 2018-03-05 4 Types and storage of memory
  • 5. French psychologist Theodule Armand Ribot (Ribots law) Patient H.M Patient R.B Patient G.D 2018-03-05 5 History of amnesia
  • 6. 2018-03-05 6 Clinical presentation of an amnesic patient . While some forms of memory are devastated other forms may be relatively spared Patients suffer from learning new information A patients may suffer from confabulation a patient may suffer from other associated neurological problems There may be also problems with the short term memory
  • 7. is a form of acute memory loss as temporal yet almost total disruption of short term memory A person has no signs of impaired cognitive function but recalls only the last few moments of consciousness Tends to occur in middle age or elderly patients 2018-03-05 7 Specific forms of amnesia Transients global amnesia
  • 8. It is the inability of adults to recall episodic memories before the age of 2-4 years ,as well as the period before age 10 of which adults retain fewer memories than might otherwise be expected given the passage of time 2018-03-05 8 Specific forms of amnesia Infantile amnesia
  • 9. As many as two third of older persons experience mild difficulties in recalling names ,numbers, and other facts termed benign senescent forgetfulness By the year 2030 ,the proportion of our population older than 65 will have increased from its present to 20% 2018-03-05 9 Specific forms of amnesia Age related memory changes
  • 10. Is a state of confusion following a traumatic brain injury. The patient is unable to remember the events after the injury. Amnesia for identity, place and time. when Post traumatic amnesia is resolved the consciousness remains clouded due to associated confusion 2018-03-05 10 Specific forms of amnesia Post traumatic amnesia
  • 11. Amnesic disorder caused by thiamine deficiency. Usually associated with chronic ingestion of alcohol Short term memory remains normal, but the patient have difficulty to recall a past story, or with unrelated words as well as complicated patterns It may be related to bilateral degeneration of the dorso-medial thalamic nuclei. 2018-03-05 11 Specific forms of amnesia Korsakoffs syndrome
  • 12. It is a rare but probably underdiagnosed neurological condition which manifests as relatively brief and generally recurring episodes of amnesia Caused by underlying temporal lobe epilepsy 2018-03-05 12 Specific forms of amnesia Transient epileptic amnesia
  • 13. Alcohol blackout Drug induced amnesia Brain tumour Post encephalitic amnesia Source amnesia Cerebrovascular disease 2018-03-05 13 Specific forms of amnesia others
  • 14. Cognitive behaviour therapy Treatment of the underlying cause Treatment of concomitant psychiatric illness 2018-03-05 14 Treating amnesia
  • 15. Amnesia is an organic memory loss condition caused by brain damage to memory related areas of the brain There are two types of memory The extent of the lost memory differs We can identify specific forms of amnesia :infantile , age related ,korsakoffs syndrome etc Amnesia usually resolve itself with out treatment although sometimes treatment would be necessary 2018-03-05 15 In summary