Impaired strategic monitoring as the locus of a focal prospective memory deficit.
In this study we examine the locus of a prospective memory deficit in an individual with multiple sclerosis. Extensive psychometric and neuropsychological testing revealed above average to superior general intelligence, retrospective and autobiographical memory, short-term/working memory and executive functions. In contrast, the individual demonstrated poor prospective memory on a variety of measures incorporating naturalistic, self-report, and laboratory methods. This deficit appeared to arise from a disruption of processes underlying strategic monitoring. These data clearly demonstrate that impaired prospective memory can exist in the presence of an otherwise intact neuropsychological profile.
West
Robert
R
Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3180, USA. rwest@iastate.edu
McNerney
M Windy
MW
Krauss
Iseli
I
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011939:Mental Recall; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013028:Space Perception