title: [A case of total pseudoamnesia].
abstract: In our article we present a case of a 44-year old man, who was admitted to Psychiatry Ward with suspicion of total amnesy after trauma of head. In time of hospitalisation patient was showing symptoms of total loss of memory, loss of identity without losing general knowledge. During hospitalisation it appeared that due to the same problem (trauma of head) the patients was hospitalized twice in time of one month in Surgical Word with diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage, which was not found in the second hospitalization. The patient spontaneously, in time of a few days, recalled all dates. On the basis of clinical picture and laboratory findings we diagnosed this case as: "Simulation of mental disorders. Status after trauma of head". This case is a very good example of using medical care for one's own purpose not connected with treatment.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatryczno-Wielospecjalistyczny ZZOZ w Gorzowie Wlkp.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sterna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Przypadek rzekomej amnezji całkowitej.