Cognitive rehabilitation of amnesia after virus encephalitis: A case report.
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| Title: | Cognitive rehabilitation of amnesia after virus encephalitis: A case report. |
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| Authors: | Correa Miotto, Eliane (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Aug-Oct2007, Vol. 17 Issue 4/5, p551-566. 16p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Memory disorders, Amnesiacs, Medical rehabilitation, Functional assessment of people with disabilities, Memory Assessment Scales, Verbal learning |
| Abstract: | A number of memory rehabilitation techniques have targeted people with various degrees of memory impairments. However, few studies have shown the contribution of preserved non-declarative memory capacity and errorless learning in the treatment of amnesic patients. The current case report describes the memory rehabilitation of a 44-year-old man with amnesia following viral encephalitis. The patient's procedural memory capacity had an important role in the use of a motor imagery strategy to remember people's names. It was further demonstrated that the application of a verbal learning technique was helpful in recalling new verbal information. These different memory rehabilitation techniques are discussed in terms of alternative possibilities in the rehabilitation of amnesic patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | A number of memory rehabilitation techniques have targeted people with various degrees of memory impairments. However, few studies have shown the contribution of preserved non-declarative memory capacity and errorless learning in the treatment of amnesic patients. The current case report describes the memory rehabilitation of a 44-year-old man with amnesia following viral encephalitis. The patient's procedural memory capacity had an important role in the use of a motor imagery strategy to remember people's names. It was further demonstrated that the application of a verbal learning technique was helpful in recalling new verbal information. These different memory rehabilitation techniques are discussed in terms of alternative possibilities in the rehabilitation of amnesic patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 09602011 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09602010701202188 |
