Amnesia

Amnesia is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may also be spontaneous, in the case of transient global amnesia. This global type of amnesia is more common in middle-aged to elderly people, particularly males, and usually lasts less than 24 hours. Another effect of amnesia is the inability to imagine the future. A recent study published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that amnesiacs with damaged hippocampi cannot imagine the future[http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/0610561104v1]. This is because when a normal human being imagines the future, they use their past experiences to construct a possible scenario. For example, a person who would try to imagine what would happen at a party that would occur in the near future would use their past experience at parties to help construct the event in the future. (From the Wikpedia article Amnesia.)

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Recent Publications on Amnesia:
Dide-Botcazo syndrome due to bilateral occlusion of posterior cerebral artery. Dide-Botcazo syndrome is a rare clinical syndrome characterized by a...	20th November, 2009	Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e della Visione, Azienda	Neurol Sci. 2009 Nov 19. DOI Direct Link
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor Alpha 4 Subunit Knockout Mice Are Resistant to the Amnestic Effect of Isoflurane. BACKGROUND: General anesthesia produces multiple end points including...	20th November, 2009	Department of Anesthesia, S-455, University of California, San Francisco,	Anesth Analg. 2009 Dec;109(6):1816-1822. DOI Direct Link
Levels of Processing and Amnesia Affect Perceptual Priming in Fragmented Picture Naming. In this paper we examine the impact of amnesia and of levels of processing...	20th November, 2009	Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Switzerland.	Int J Neurosci. 2009;119(8):1061-1075.
Transient Global Amnesia-like Episode Due to Mistaken Intake of Zolpidem: Drug Safety Concern in the Elderly. OBJECTIVE:: Chronic insomnia is a common phenomenon among the elderly....	19th November, 2009	From the Departments of *Internal Medicine and daggerNeurology, Chang Gung	J Patient Saf. 2009 Mar;5(1):32-34. DOI Direct Link
Two attacks of transient global amnesia within a year: a case report. INTRODUCTION: Transient global amnesia is a classical disease. It presents...	18th November, 2009	Huisartsenpraktijk Paladijnenweg Paladijnenweg 30, 3813DJ, Amersfoort The	Cases J. 2009 Aug 18;2:6309. DOI Direct Link
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Additional Data from the Qnexa Phase 3 Studies Presented at The Obesity Society 27th Annual Scientific Meeting	29th October, 2009	VIVUS, Inc.	Percent Weight Loss (ITT-LOCF) ------------------------------ Baseline BMI Placebo Full Dose Qnexa ------------

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Amnesia Clinical Trials:
Early Rehabilitation of Patients With Posttraumatic Amnesia

Amnesia Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7572434	Method for assessing the effect of a drug on long term memory formation
7579369	CB 1 receptor inverse agonists
7579370	Fused heterocycles
7582635	Therapeutic agents useful for treating pain
7582662	Body weight gain inhibitor
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Geriatric Neuropsychology LaboratoryNew England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) The Geriatric Neuropsychology Laboratory (GNL) is the research component of the New England Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) within the VA Boston Healthcare System. Our... www.heartbrain.com/        View full profile

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