A Patient with Hypoxic Encephalopathy Presenting Marked Confabulation and Associated Behaviours.

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  • 特異な作話とこれに関連した行動異常を呈した低酸素脳症の一例

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A case of confabulation caused by hypoxic encephalopathy is reported. The patient was a 47-year-old right handed male. Neuropsychologically, he presented retrograde and anterograde amnesia, good immediate memory, preserved intelligence, and remarkable confabulation. The confabulation was characterized by connection with past episodes in the patient's life and the citing of unrelated events as the patient's own personal experience. He exhibited serious disturbance in remembering past events, and also presented interesting behaviours associated with confabulation. For example, after watching an historical play on television, he would go to look for the characters. Probable factors influencing the characteristics and development of the confabulation and related behaviours are discussed.

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  • Higher Brain Function Research

    Higher Brain Function Research 11 (4), 244-249, 1991

    Japanese Society of Aphasiology (Renamed as Japan Society for Higher Brain Function)

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