II. Definitions
- Psychogenic Amnesia (Dissociative Amnesia, Repressed Memory )
- Fugue State
- Prolonged Psychogenic Amnesia triggered by emotional event
- Sudden loss of personal identity (may be found wandering and confused)
- Amnesia is specific for personal memories and personal identity
- Patient may assume new identity
- Duration of hours to days (may persist months in some cases)
- On resolution, Amnesia persists for the time patient in Fugue State
III. Risk Factors
IV. Symptoms
- Amnesia surrounding a specific event (e.g. violent crime)
V. References
- Brown and Hachinski in Wilson et. al. (1991) Harrison's Internal Medicine, Twelfth Edition, McGraw-Hill, St. Louis, p.188-9