Abstract
This paper describes a case of a patient (GX) with a brain tumour in the third ventricle who developed a syndrome of amnestic disorder and vegetative abnormalities (hyperphagia, oligodipsia) after irradiation treatment that followed brain surgery. The patient shows an extremely poor long-term memory on both visually and verbally presented material, and of autobiographical events occurring after the onset of the illness, but some preserved memory functions on short-term memory tasks, semantic memory tasks, and implicit memory tasks. Given the onset of symptoms only after irradiation (a memory deficit in particular), and the non-invasive nature of the surgery, the probable etiology is post-irradiation syndrome.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Amnesia / diagnosis
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Amnesia / etiology*
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Astrocytoma / radiotherapy*
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Astrocytoma / surgery
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Brain / radiation effects*
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Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis
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Brain Damage, Chronic / etiology
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Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
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Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / surgery
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Cranial Irradiation*
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Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / diagnosis
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Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / etiology
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Drinking / radiation effects*
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Humans
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Hyperphagia / diagnosis
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Hyperphagia / etiology*
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Hypothalamus / radiation effects
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Male
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Mammillary Bodies / radiation effects
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Neoplasm, Residual / radiotherapy
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Neuropsychological Tests
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Radiation Injuries / diagnosis
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Radiation Injuries / etiology*