Overview:

In this assignment forum, pretend you are a neuropsychologist and you are tasked with assessing and treating patients with memory loss.

Instructions:

In case study form, choose TWO of the following types of memory conditions:

Patient 1: Retrograde amnesia

Patient 2: Anterograde amnesia

Patient 3: Procedural memory loss

Patient 4: Hyperthymesia

The case study should include:

• Patient demographics
• Presenting symptoms
• Cause of amnesia (biological and/or environmental)
• Diagnostic tests to identify alterations in brain structure, activity, and function
• Describe alterations in brain structure, activity, and function
• Therapeutic treatments recommended, if applicable