Bilateral and limited amygdalohippocampal lesions causing a pure amnesic syndrome.
A pure amnesic syndrome of 21 months' duration occurred in a 36-year-old man following a transient confusional state. The patient died of Hodgkin's disease. At postmortem examination, bilateral and symmetrical neuronal loss, without inflammatory changes, was restricted to the hippocampus and amygdaloid bodies.
D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D000679:Amygdala / Q000473:pathology*; D003221:Confusion / Q000473:pathology; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000473:pathology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests