Recovery from anterograde and retrograde amnesia after percutaneous drainage of a cystic craniopharyngioma

A case is reported of a cystic craniopharyngioma involving the floor and walls of the third ventricle. Pronounced anterograde and retrograde amnesia were documented preoperatively by formal testing. Rapid improvement in both new learning capacity and remote memory occurred after percutaneous twist d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry neurosurgery and psychiatry, 1976-12, Vol.39 (12), p.1231-1235
Hauptverfasser:	Ignelzi, R J, Squire, L R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amnesia - etiology Amnesia, Retrograde - etiology Cerebral Ventricles Craniopharyngioma - complications Craniopharyngioma - surgery Humans Male Middle Aged
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