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Autobiographical memory in advanced multiple sclerosis: Assessment of episodic and personal semantic memory across three time spans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2002

PAMELA M. KENEALY ,
J. GRAHAM BEAUMONT ,
TRACEY C. LINTERN  and
RACHEL C. MURRELL
PAMELA M. KENEALY
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Surrey Roehampton, Whitelands College, West Hill, London, UK
J. GRAHAM BEAUMONT
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, West Hill, Putney, London, UK
TRACEY C. LINTERN
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, West Hill, Putney, London, UK
RACHEL C. MURRELL
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Surrey Roehampton, Whitelands College, West Hill, London, UK
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Abstract

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In order to investigate the status of remote memory the Autobiographical Memory Interview (AMI) was administered to 30 individuals with advanced multiple sclerosis (MS). In contrast to earlier studies which have shown only mild deficits in autobiographical memory in those with less physical progression of the disease, about two-thirds (60%) of the present MS sample had a deficit in autobiographical memory. The presence of such a deficit was not related to age, age of onset, duration of illness, or level of physical disability, but was related to level of general cognitive ability. Memory for episodic autobiographical incidents was more affected than for personal semantic information; a temporal gradient typical of some dementing conditions but not before demonstrated in MS, was also observed with memory for more recent events showing a significant decline. (JINS, 2002, 8, 855–860.)

Keywords

Multiple sclerosisAutobiographical memoryNeurodegenerative diseaseClinical neuropsychologyCognition
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 8 , Issue 6 , September 2002 , pp. 855 - 860
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© 2002 The International Neuropsychological Society