Repeat Traumatic Brain Injury Complications with Localized Dissociative Amnesia of Twenty-Two Years

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Madeline Aulisio Sandro Pasagic Amanda C. Glueck Timothy J. Ainger Dong Y Han

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Dong Y Han
Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

A B S T R A C T

A 53-year-old male with history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) presented with localized dissociative amnesia following a second head injury. While memory loss due to TBI is present in the literature, presentations of this type are very rare. Although fully independent in activities of daily living, this patient demonstrated severe deficits in visual memory and processing speed upon neurocognitive evaluation. Effort testing was unremarkable. Increased awareness and study of memory loss following TBI can contribute to enhanced understanding and improved care for patients experiencing these deficits. The authors present this unique case’s profile, clinical history, and discuss their findings.

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Case Report and Review of the Literature

Publication history

Received: Fri 01, Jul 2022
Accepted: Fri 15, Jul 2022
Published: Fri 05, Aug 2022

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© 2023 Dong Y Han. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.NNB.2022.02.03