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dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue
Clinical manifestations:
- defects in self identity & recall of past events
- patients may not remember personal, social or occupational information
- inability to recall personal information of a traumatic or stressful event
- ability to learn new information intact
- often involves wandering or unplanned travel
Differential diagnosis:
- dissociative identity disorder, multiple personality disorder
- transient global amnesia (middle age or older adults, disorientation)
- PTSD - intrusive symptoms associated with the trauma
General
dissociative disorder
References
- NEJM Knowledge+ Psychiatry
- Loewenstein RJ.
Dissociation debates: everything you know is wrong.
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2018 Sep;20(3):229-242.
PMID: 30581293 PMCID: PMC6296396 Free PMC article