Focal retrograde amnesia (FRA)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Focal retrograde amnesia (FRA). It is caused by damage to the temporal lobes. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- It is caused by damage to the temporal lobes
- The hippocampal formation is relatively spared
Neurological causes
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Psychiatric causes
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Clinical features
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain
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References
- Parkin AJ. Focal retrograde amnesia: a multi-faceted disorder? Acta Neurol Belg 1996; 96:43-50.
- Stracciari A, Fonti C, Guarino M. When the past is lost: focal retrograde amnesia: focus on the “functional” form. Behav Neurol 2008; 20:113-125.
- Sehm B, Frisch S, Thöne-Otto A, Horstmann A, Villringer A, Obrig H. Focal retrograde amnesia: voxel-based morphometry findings in a case without MRI lesions. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26538.
- Stracciari A, Mattarozzi K, Fonti C, Guarino M. Functional focal retrograde amnesia: lost access to abstract autobiographical knowledge? Memory 2005; 13:690-699.
- Hornberger M, Mohamed A, Miller L, Watson J, Thayer Z, Hodges JR. Focal retrograde amnesia: Extending the clinical syndrome of transient epileptic amnesia. J Clin Neurosci 2010; 17:1319-1321.
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