TY - JOUR
T1 - Accelerated forgetting in subjects with memory complaints
T2 - A new form of Mild Cognitive Impairment?
AU - Manes, F.
AU - Serrano, C.
AU - Calcagno, M. L.
AU - Cardozo, J.
AU - Hodges, J.
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - A study was carriedout to investigate accelerated forgettingof new verbal and visualmaterial in participants complainingof memory loss, individualswith Mild Cognitive Impairment(MCI) and controls. All groupswere evaluated with a standardneuropsychological battery andtwo tests of delayed recall 6 weeksapart for the experimental tasks.Individuals with memory complaints,but not MCI, performednormally compared to controls onimmediate and 30 minute recall,but showed a striking impairmentin verbal and visual memory after6 weeks. Accelerated forgetting maygo undetected on standard neuropsychologicalevaluation in somepatients complaining of memoryproblems.
AB - A study was carriedout to investigate accelerated forgettingof new verbal and visualmaterial in participants complainingof memory loss, individualswith Mild Cognitive Impairment(MCI) and controls. All groupswere evaluated with a standardneuropsychological battery andtwo tests of delayed recall 6 weeksapart for the experimental tasks.Individuals with memory complaints,but not MCI, performednormally compared to controls onimmediate and 30 minute recall,but showed a striking impairmentin verbal and visual memory after6 weeks. Accelerated forgetting maygo undetected on standard neuropsychologicalevaluation in somepatients complaining of memoryproblems.
KW - Accelerated forgetting
KW - Memory complaint
KW - Mild cognitive impairment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=50049092616&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00415-008-0850-6
DO - 10.1007/s00415-008-0850-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 18484236
AN - SCOPUS:50049092616
SN - 0340-5354
VL - 255
SP - 1067
EP - 1070
JO - Journal of Neurology
JF - Journal of Neurology
IS - 7
ER -