title: Memory functioning following a left medial thalamic hematoma.
abstract: A patient with a discrete, left medial thalamic hematoma developed a severe anterograde amnesia. The memory deficit was most consistent for verbal materials, but was also observed on several tests of figural memory. The patient appeared to have a normal short-term memory (STM) capacity, performed normally on a STM distractor task and was not abnormally sensitive to proactive inhibition. This case is evidence that unilateral damage to the medial thalamus alone can produce a severe memory deficit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kieran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000647:Amnesia / Q000523:psychology*; D001288:Attention; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000523:psychology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D014706:Verbal Learning