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Korsakoff's syndrome resulting from bilateral fornix lesions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  558556     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A patient with a well-circumscribed neoplasm, which destroyed the posterior fornix bilaterally, developed a profound disturbance of recent memory. Unlike previously reported patients who had undergone anterior fornix sections and whose memories were not severely disturbed, this patient's posteriorly located lesion may have cut off hippocampal input into the mamillary bodies and the dorsomesial nucleus, thereby producing a severe amnestic state.
Authors:
K M Heilman; G W Sypert
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurology     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0028-3878     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurology     Publication Date:  1977 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1977-06-22     Completed Date:  1977-06-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401060     Medline TA:  Neurology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  490-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / etiology*,  physiopathology
Astrocytoma / complications*
Brain Neoplasms / complications*
Female
Hippocampus*
Humans
Intelligence Tests
Memory, Short-Term

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