Journal article
Amnesia due to Fornix Infarction
Stroke (1970), Vol.31(6), pp.1418-1419
06/2000
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.6.1418
PMID: 10835465
Abstract
Background and Purpose—The fornix connects various structures involved in memory. We report a patient with anterograde amnesia after an acute ischemic infarct in the anterior fornix.
Case Description—A 71-year-old female with acute-onset amnesia had neuroimaging studies showing ischemic infarction of both columns and the body of the fornix and the genu of the corpus callosum. Neuropsychological evaluation revealed anterograde amnesia without evidence of callosal disconnection. The patient showed marked improvement in her memory function on the follow-up visit.
Conclusions—Amnesia in this case is likely due to infarction of the anterior fornix structures.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Amnesia due to Fornix Infarction
- Creators
- Shyam S Moudgil - From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M., M.A., A.A.-A., M.H., L.G.), Radiology (A.A.-A., M.H.), and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (M.H.), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WVMouhannad Azzouz - From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M., M.A., A.A.-A., M.H., L.G.), Radiology (A.A.-A., M.H.), and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (M.H.), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WVAbdulkader Al-Azzaz - From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M., M.A., A.A.-A., M.H., L.G.), Radiology (A.A.-A., M.H.), and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (M.H.), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WVMarc Haut - From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M., M.A., A.A.-A., M.H., L.G.), Radiology (A.A.-A., M.H.), and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (M.H.), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WVLudwig Gutmann - From the Departments of Neurology (S.S.M., M.A., A.A.-A., M.H., L.G.), Radiology (A.A.-A., M.H.), and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (M.H.), West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Stroke (1970), Vol.31(6), pp.1418-1419
- DOI
- 10.1161/01.STR.31.6.1418
- PMID
- 10835465
- ISSN
- 0039-2499
- eISSN
- 1524-4628
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2000
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Record Identifier
- 9984020898802771
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