Reversible Verbal and Visual Memory Deficits after Left Retrosplenial Infarction.
- Author:
Jong Hun KIM
1
;
Kwang Yeol PARK
;
Sang Won SEO
;
Duk L NA
;
Chin Sang CHUNG
;
Kwang Ho LEE
;
Gyeong Moon KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH: Brain; Gyrus Cinguli; Humans; Infarction*; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Memory Disorders*; Memory*; Neuropsychological Tests; Proprioception; Stroke
- From:Journal of Clinical Neurology 2007;3(1):62-66
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The retrosplenial cortex is a cytoarchitecturally distinct brain structure located in the posterior cingulate gyrus and bordering the splenium, precuneus, and calcarine fissure. Functional imaging suggests that the retrosplenium is involved in memory, visuospatial processing, proprioception, and emotion. We report on a patient who developed reversible verbal and visual memory deficits following a stroke. Neuropsychological testing revealed both anterograde and retrograde memory deficits in verbal and visual modalities. Brain diffusion-weighted and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated an acute infarction of the left retrosplenium.
