Unilateral amnesic stroke. Six new cases and a review of the literature.
Author(s) -
Brian R. Ott,
Jeffrey L. Saver
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.24.7.1033
Subject(s) - amnesia , medicine , stroke (engine) , anterograde amnesia , lesion , magnetic resonance imaging , infarction , memory disorder , transient global amnesia , neuroimaging , ischemia , cardiology , surgery , radiology , psychiatry , cognitive disorder , cognition , myocardial infarction , cognitive impairment , mechanical engineering , engineering
Although persistent amnesia due to bilateral limbic system infarction is well described, reports of amnesic syndromes due to unilateral stroke have appeared infrequently and unsystematically. We report six new cases and review previously published reports to expand and consolidate knowledge regarding amnesic stroke.
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