Psychoneurological dilemma of diagnosis of transient amnesia. The case of 36-year-old Tatyana
https://doi.org/10.14412/2074-2711-2025-2-63-70
Abstract
The article describes the case of 36-year-old Tatyana, whose clinical case was characterized by an episode of transient amnesia lasting less than a day, without other signs of mental and neurological disorders. The patient was admitted to a psychiatric hospital where she was disorientated in place, time and partly in her own personality. There was an acute onset and an abrupt end to the amnestic syndrome, which was not due to mental trauma. Particular attention is paid to the distinction between amnesic syndrome and depersonalization in the context of the phenomenon of “autobiographical amnesia”. According to the diagnostic criteria, the case in question did not meet the parameters of either transient global amnesia or dissociative amnesia. The article provides an overview of modern literature and an analysis of clinical case. It is pointed out that routine psychopathological examination excludes transient global amnesia from differential diagnosis, which may affect the accuracy of the diagnosis.
About the Authors
V. D. Mendelevich
Kazan State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology
80, Volkova St., Kazan 420012
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The investigation has not been sponsored. There are no conflicts of interest. The authors are solely responsible for submitting the final version of the manuscript for publication. All the authors have participated in developing the concept of the article and in writing the manuscript. The final version of the manuscript has been approved by all the authors.
M. K. Nesterina
Kazan State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Competing Interests:
Russian Federation
Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology
80, Volkova St., Kazan 420012
Competing Interests:
The investigation has not been sponsored. There are no conflicts of interest. The authors are solely responsible for submitting the final version of the manuscript for publication. All the authors have participated in developing the concept of the article and in writing the manuscript. The final version of the manuscript has been approved by all the authors.
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