Functional amnesia: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Functional amnesia: clinical features. Fugue state, Fugue-to-focal retrograde amnesia, Memory gaps. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Types
- Fugue state
- Fugue-to-focal retrograde amnesia
- Psychogenic focal retrograde amnesia (FRA): this follows minor neurological events
- Memory gaps
Risk factors
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Clinical features
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Associated cognitive impairments
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Other associated features
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Other causes of fugue
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Differential diagnosis
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Synonym
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References
- Harrison NA, Johnston K, Corno F, et al. Psychogenic amnesia: syndromes, outcome, and patterns of retrograde amnesia. Brain 2017; 140:2498-2510.
- Serra L, Fadda L, Buccione I, Caltagirone C, Carlesimo GA. Psychogenic and organic amnesia: a multidimensional assessment of clinical, neuroradiological, neuropsychological and psychopathological features. Behav Neurol 2007; 18:53-64.
- Porter G, Shaw T, Ryan CJ. Fugue associated with migraine. JNNP 2007; 78:104-105.
- Khwaja GA, Duggal A, Kulkarni A, et al. Recurrent prolonged fugue states as the sole manifestation of epileptic seizures. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2013; 16:561-564.
- Glisky EL, Ryan L, Reminger S, Hardt O, Hayes SM, Hupbach A. A case of psychogenic fugue: I understand, aber ich verstehe nichts. Neuropsychologia 2004; 42:1132-1147.
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