Developmental amnesia as a focal cognitive sequela of a neonatal pathology

• Published in: Revista de neurologiá Vol. 52 Suppl 1; pp. S29 - S38
• Main Authors: Sans, Anna, Colomé, Roser, López-Sala, Anna, Boix, Cristina, Muchart, Jordi, Rebollo, Mónica, Guitet, Montse, Callejón-Póo, Laura, Campistol, Jaume
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Amnesia - etiology; Amnesia - pathology; Amnesia - physiopathology; Amnesia - psychology; Child; Female; Hippocampus - pathology; Humans; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain - complications; Infant, Newborn; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Memory, Episodic; Neuropsychological Tests; Perinatal Care

The developmental amnesia is a recently known entity that occurs as a consequence of hypoxic-ischemic events in the perinatal period. This is a specific deficit of episodic memory with greater preservation of semantic memory and other memory components such as the immediate and working memory. It oc...