Cognitive rehabilitation of amnesia after virus encephalitis: a case report.
A number of memory rehabilitation techniques have targeted people with various degrees of memory impairments. However, few studies have shown the contribution of preserved non-declarative memory capacity and errorless learning in the treatment of amnesic patients. The current case report describes the memory rehabilitation of a 44-year-old man with amnesia following viral encephalitis. The patient's procedural memory capacity had an important role in the use of a motor imagery strategy to remember people's names. It was further demonstrated that the application of a verbal learning technique was helpful in recalling new verbal information. These different memory rehabilitation techniques are discussed in terms of alternative possibilities in the rehabilitation of amnesic patients.
Division of Psychology and Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. ecmiotto@usp.br
Eliane Correa
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Miotto
D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000821:virology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests