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Retrograde and semantic amnesia in a case of post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome: did something lead to a psychogenic memory loss? A single-case study.
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Neurocase (Taylor & Francis Ltd) . Aug2024, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p97-105. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: To describe a case of Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) with an atypical cognitive profile. Method: A 41-year-old PTLDS patient underwent comprehensive neuropsychological testing and psychological assessment. Results: The patient exhibited impaired intensive attention but preserved selective attention. Executive functions were normal. Short-term and anterograde memory were intact, while retrograde and semantic memory were significantly impaired. The patient also experienced identity loss, specific phobias, dissociative symptoms, and depressed mood. Conclusions: Severe episodic-autobiographical and retrograde semantic amnesia was consistent with some reports of dissociative amnesia. Loss of identity and phobias were also highly suggestive of a psychogenic mechanism underlying amnesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13554794
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Neurocase (Taylor & Francis Ltd)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179554514
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2024.2371906