Citation

Spinnler H, Sterzi R, Vallar G. Schweiz. Arch. Neurol. Neurochir. Psychiatr. 1980; 127(1): 79-88.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, Orell Fussli)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7444406

Abstract

A patient is described who after a carbon monoxide poisoning presented an amnesic syndrome. The neuropsychological investigation suggests that carbon monoxide amnesia shares common features with hippocampal amnesia, namely a discrepancy between a normal Short-Term Memory (STM) and a hampered Long-Term Memory (LTM). CT findings in our patient showed both widespread and focal areas of demyelination. The correlation between neuropsychological data and CT findings are discussed.

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