1st Edition

Neuropsychology of the Amnesic Syndrome (PLE: Memory)

By Alan Parkin, Nicholas Leng Copyright 1993
228 Pages
by Psychology Press

214 Pages
by Psychology Press

214 Pages
by Psychology Press

Originally published in 1993, this book provides the clinician, researcher and student with a comprehensive account of the neuropsychology of the amnesic syndrome. The opening chapter places the amnesic syndrome within the overall context of memory disorders and provides a theoretical basis for understanding the presentation of the clinical and experimental findings which form the major part of... Read more

Preface.  1. Defining the Amnesic Syndrome  2. Assessment of Memory Disorder  3. Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome  4. Thalamic and Other Diencephalic Amnesias  5. Temporal Lobe Amnesia  6. Herpes Simplex Encephalitis  7. Aneurysms of the Anterior Communicating Artery  8. Some Theoretical Issues  9. Remediation.  References.  Glossary of Abbreviations.  Glossary of Amnesic Patients Cited by Initial.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Parkin, Alan; Leng, Nicholas