title: [Permanent amnesia as a result of a bilateral lesion of the hippocampus: description of a clinical case].
abstract: A case of permanent global amnesia resulting from a bilateral hippocampal lesion is reported, remarkable for its typical clinical picture and prolonged period of observation with repeated neuropsychological testing. No tendency toward spontaneous recovery was noted, even though extra-mnesic cognitive functions remained undamaged. No differences were observed between this amnesic syndrome and the neuropsychological picture during an acute episode of transient global amnesia.
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006624:Hippocampus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014888:Wechsler Scales
vernacular_title: Amnesia permanente da lesione bilaterale dell'ippocampo: descrizione di un caso clinico.