Amnesia in man following transection of the fornix. A review

D Gaffan; E A Gaffan

doi:10.1093/brain/114.6.2611

Amnesia in man following transection of the fornix. A review

Brain. 1991 Dec:114 ( Pt 6):2611-8. doi: 10.1093/brain/114.6.2611.

Authors

D Gaffan¹, E A Gaffan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK.

PMID: 1782534
DOI: 10.1093/brain/114.6.2611

Abstract

Published accounts of the effects of fornix damage on memory in man are critically evaluated. Most weight is given to cases of surgical transection of the fornix, though other causes of fornix damage are briefly discussed. It is concluded that fornix transection causes amnesia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Amnesia / etiology*
Amnesia / physiopathology
Brain Diseases / surgery
Brain Injuries / complications*
Cerebral Ventricles / surgery
Cysts / surgery
Denervation
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / surgery
Hippocampus* / physiopathology
Hippocampus* / surgery
Humans
Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects