Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative Amnesia: Introduction
A mental disturbance where the person is unable to remember important personal information about a traumatic or stressful event. Usually it occurs when an event is so traumatic that the person is unable to recall what happened to them during the ordeal.
Symptoms of Dissociative Amnesia
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Medical Books Excerpts
- AMNESIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Amnesia
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- AMNESIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Amnesia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Confusion
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Amnesia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Confusion
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Confusion
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Amnesia
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Confusion
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Amnesia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Confusion
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- AMNESIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Misdiagnosis and Dissociative Amnesia
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was initially misdiagnosed as a "nervous...read more »
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease
is often over-diagnosed.
Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various...read more »
Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that
any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease.
The reality is that there are various...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD
in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults.
Some adults can...read more »
Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic
disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's.
The disease Fragile X...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed correctly by...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with
an eating disorder is female.
The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or
have...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression
to be overlooked.
See misdiagnosis of...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as Alzheimer...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of...read more »
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