title: Acute amnesia in MS revisited.
abstract: Although cognitive problems in multiple sclerosis (MS) are increasingly recognized, acute amnesia in MS appears to be very rare. Hence, this presentation should always prompt consideration of other diagnoses. Nonetheless, as illustrated by the following case report, acute onset of demyelinating disease with the clinical phenotype of amnesia may on occasion be the presenting feature of MS.
authors.affiliation: Cognitive Function Clinic, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7LJ, UK. a.larner@thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Larner
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D020529:Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / Q000175:diagnosis*; D043025:Oligoclonal Bands / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D043025:Oligoclonal Bands