title: Psychogenic and organic amnesia: a multidimensional assessment of clinical, neuroradiological, neuropsychological and psychopathological features.
abstract: Psychogenic amnesia is a complex disorder characterised by a wide variety of symptoms. Consequently, in a number of cases it is difficult distinguish it from organic memory impairment. The present study reports a new case of global psychogenic amnesia compared with two patients with amnesia underlain by organic brain damage. Our aim was to identify features useful for distinguishing between psychogenic and organic forms of memory impairment. The findings show the usefulness of a multidimensional evaluation of clinical, neuroradiological, neuropsychological and psychopathological aspects, to provide convergent findings useful for differentiating the two forms of memory disorder.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione IRCCS Santa Lucia, Roma, Italy. l.serra@hsantalucia.it
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fadda
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Buccione
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caltagirone
authors.forename: Giovanni A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Carlesimo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*