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Long term memory impairment

MedGen UID:
675229
•Concept ID:
C0701810
•
Finding
Synonyms: Long term memory loss; Long-term memory loss; Poor long-term memory
SNOMED CT: Long-term memory loss (247588002); Poor long-term memory (247588002)
 
HPO: HP:0033688

Definition

A deficit in the ability to retrieve information from long-term memory, which can be defined as a seemingly unlimited capacity to store memories can last years and relate to the performance of actions or skills (i.e., procedural memories, knowing how) and memories of facts, rules, concepts, and events (i.e., declarative memories, knowing that). [from HPO]

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PubMed

Stimulant and Designer Drug Use: Primary Care Management.
Klega AE, Keehbauch JT
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jul 15;98(2):85-92. PMID: 30215997

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Reverses the Long-term Memory Impairment and the Decrease of Hippocampal Interleukin-10 Levels, both Induced by Neuropathic Pain in Rats.
Toledo RS, Stein DJ, Stefani Sanches PR, de Souza A, da Silva LS, Medeiros HR, de Souza Antunes MA, de Castro JM, Fregni F, Caumo W, Torres ILS
Neuroscience 2021 Sep 15;472:51-59. Epub 2021 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.07.030. PMID: 34358630
Dissociable effects of the apolipoprotein-E (APOE) gene on short- and long-term memories.
Zokaei N, Čepukaitytė G, Board AG, Mackay CE, Husain M, Nobre AC
Neurobiol Aging 2019 Jan;73:115-122. Epub 2018 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.09.017. PMID: 30342272Free PMC Article
Long-term neuroplasticity effects of febrile seizures in the developing brain.
Chang YC, Huang CC, Huang SC
Chang Gung Med J 2008 Mar-Apr;31(2):125-35. PMID: 18567412
Long-term memory impairment in patients with focal epilepsy.
Hoppe C, Elger CE, Helmstaedter C
Epilepsia 2007;48 Suppl 9:26-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01397.x. PMID: 18047597
The decay of memory between delayed and long-term recall in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
Mameniskiene R, Jatuzis D, Kaubrys G, Budrys V
Epilepsy Behav 2006 Feb;8(1):278-88. Epub 2005 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.11.003. PMID: 16359927

Diagnosis

Dissociable effects of the apolipoprotein-E (APOE) gene on short- and long-term memories.
Zokaei N, Čepukaitytė G, Board AG, Mackay CE, Husain M, Nobre AC
Neurobiol Aging 2019 Jan;73:115-122. Epub 2018 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.09.017. PMID: 30342272Free PMC Article
Stimulant and Designer Drug Use: Primary Care Management.
Klega AE, Keehbauch JT
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jul 15;98(2):85-92. PMID: 30215997
Long-term memory impairment in patients with focal epilepsy.
Hoppe C, Elger CE, Helmstaedter C
Epilepsia 2007;48 Suppl 9:26-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01397.x. PMID: 18047597
Factors associated with inconsistent diagnosis of dementia between physicians and neuropsychologists.
MacKnight C, Graham J, Rockwood K
J Am Geriatr Soc 1999 Nov;47(11):1294-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07428.x. PMID: 10573436
Slowed information processing in multiple sclerosis.
Litvan I, Grafman J, Vendrell P, Martinez JM
Arch Neurol 1988 Mar;45(3):281-5. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1988.00520270059021. PMID: 3341952

Therapy

Effects of clitorienolactones from Clitoria ternatea root on calcium channel mediating hippocampal long-term potentiation in rats induced chronic cerebral hypoperfusion.
Ahad MA, Chear NJ, Abdullah MH, Ching-Ga TAF, Liao P, Wei S, Murugaiyah V, Hassan Z
Ageing Res Rev 2024 Apr;96:102252. Epub 2024 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102252. PMID: 38442748
Antihypertensive effect of soybean bioactive peptides: A review.
Li T, Zhang X, Ren Y, Zeng Y, Huang Q, Wang C
Curr Opin Pharmacol 2022 Feb;62:74-81. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2021.11.005. PMID: 34929528
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Reverses the Long-term Memory Impairment and the Decrease of Hippocampal Interleukin-10 Levels, both Induced by Neuropathic Pain in Rats.
Toledo RS, Stein DJ, Stefani Sanches PR, de Souza A, da Silva LS, Medeiros HR, de Souza Antunes MA, de Castro JM, Fregni F, Caumo W, Torres ILS
Neuroscience 2021 Sep 15;472:51-59. Epub 2021 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.07.030. PMID: 34358630
Stimulant and Designer Drug Use: Primary Care Management.
Klega AE, Keehbauch JT
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jul 15;98(2):85-92. PMID: 30215997
Long-term memory impairment in patients with focal epilepsy.
Hoppe C, Elger CE, Helmstaedter C
Epilepsia 2007;48 Suppl 9:26-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01397.x. PMID: 18047597

Prognosis

Effects of clitorienolactones from Clitoria ternatea root on calcium channel mediating hippocampal long-term potentiation in rats induced chronic cerebral hypoperfusion.
Ahad MA, Chear NJ, Abdullah MH, Ching-Ga TAF, Liao P, Wei S, Murugaiyah V, Hassan Z
Ageing Res Rev 2024 Apr;96:102252. Epub 2024 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102252. PMID: 38442748
A 9-year neuropsychological report of a patient with LGI1-associated limbic encephalitis.
Zangrandi A, Gasparini F, Marti A, Bhalla R, Napoli M, Angelini D, Ghidoni E, Rizzi R
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2019 Sep;41(7):749-759. Epub 2019 May 30 doi: 10.1080/13803395.2019.1617836. PMID: 31142216
Long-term memory impairment in patients with focal epilepsy.
Hoppe C, Elger CE, Helmstaedter C
Epilepsia 2007;48 Suppl 9:26-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01397.x. PMID: 18047597
The decay of memory between delayed and long-term recall in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
Mameniskiene R, Jatuzis D, Kaubrys G, Budrys V
Epilepsy Behav 2006 Feb;8(1):278-88. Epub 2005 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.11.003. PMID: 16359927
Long-term memory deficits in schizophrenia: primary or secondary dysfunction?
Holthausen EA, Wiersma D, Sitskoorn MM, Dingemans PM, Schene AH, van den Bosch RJ
Neuropsychology 2003 Oct;17(4):539-47. doi: 10.1037/0894-4105.17.4.539. PMID: 14599267

Clinical prediction guides

Effects of clitorienolactones from Clitoria ternatea root on calcium channel mediating hippocampal long-term potentiation in rats induced chronic cerebral hypoperfusion.
Ahad MA, Chear NJ, Abdullah MH, Ching-Ga TAF, Liao P, Wei S, Murugaiyah V, Hassan Z
Ageing Res Rev 2024 Apr;96:102252. Epub 2024 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102252. PMID: 38442748
Deleterious effects of chronic mercury exposure on in vitro LTP, memory process, and oxidative stress.
Oliveira LF, Rodrigues LD, Cardillo GM, Nejm MB, Guimarães-Marques M, Reyes-Garcia SZ, Zuqui K, Vassallo DV, Fiorini AC, Scorza CA, Scorza FA
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020 Mar;27(7):7559-7569. Epub 2019 Dec 29 doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-06625-6. PMID: 31885058
Long-term memory impairment in patients with focal epilepsy.
Hoppe C, Elger CE, Helmstaedter C
Epilepsia 2007;48 Suppl 9:26-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01397.x. PMID: 18047597
The decay of memory between delayed and long-term recall in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
Mameniskiene R, Jatuzis D, Kaubrys G, Budrys V
Epilepsy Behav 2006 Feb;8(1):278-88. Epub 2005 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.11.003. PMID: 16359927
Long-term memory deficits in schizophrenia: primary or secondary dysfunction?
Holthausen EA, Wiersma D, Sitskoorn MM, Dingemans PM, Schene AH, van den Bosch RJ
Neuropsychology 2003 Oct;17(4):539-47. doi: 10.1037/0894-4105.17.4.539. PMID: 14599267

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