Retrograde amnesia in dementia: Comparison of HIV-associated dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease

Joseph R. Sadek, Desirée A. White, Kirsten I. Taylor, Jane S. Paulsen, Shannon A. Johnson, David P. Salmon, Jody H. DeLaPena, Robert K. Heaton, Igor Grant, J. Hampton Atkinson, J. Allen McCutchan, Thomas D. Marcotte, Mark R. Wallace, Ronald J. Ellis, Scott Letendre, Rachel Schrier, Mariana Cherner, Steven Paul Woods, Terry Jernigan, John HesselinkEliezer Masliah, Daniel R. Masys, Michelle Frybarger, Ian Abramson, Deborah Lazzaretto

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Abstract

Remote memory was assessed in persons with HIV-associated dementia (HIV-D), probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), and Huntington's disease (HD) and in healthy controls. The clinical groups were similar in overall dementia severity. Each clinical group exhibited impairments on remote memory tests relative to controls; however, temporally graded memory loss with selective preservation of older information was observed in the AD group but not the HD or HIV-D group. Analysis of cued retrieval indicated a preferential cuing benefit for the HIV-D and HD groups relative to the AD group. The similar pattern of remote memory performance demonstrated by the HIV-D and HD groups is a novel finding and suggests a subcortically mediated retrograde amnesia in HIV-D. The temporally graded pattern and the abnormal cued retrieval performance in the AD group are consistent with a consolidation deficit associated with extrahippocampal (cortical) and hippocampal damage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)692-699
Number of pages8
JournalNeuropsychology
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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