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 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.
Hunkin
N M
NM
Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K.
Parkin
A J
AJ
Bradley
V A
VA
Burrows
E H
EH
Aldrich
F K
FK
Jansari
A
A
Burdon-Cooper
C
C
D000328:Adult; D000648:Amnesia, Retrograde / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D014888:Wechsler Scales