Studies of retrograde memory: a long-term view.
Studies of retrograde amnesia are reviewed. First, the issues of temporal gradients of retrograde amnesia are discussed. Second, the question of the anatomical substrates of this syndrome are considered. Finally, some evidence for fractionation of different classes of memoranda within the retrograde time period are presented.
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.
D000368:Aged; D000425:Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Q000473:pathology; D000648:Amnesia, Retrograde / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000523:psychology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D014888:Wechsler Scales