TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 59. Memory Loss
A1  - Hirsch, Calvin H.
A2  - Henderson, Mark C.
A2  - Tierney, Lawrence M.
A2  - Smetana, Gerald W.
PY  - 2012
T2  - The Patient History: An Evidence-Based Approach to Differential Diagnosis, 2e
AB  - A  74-year-old  retired  auto  mechanic  presents  to  clinic  with  his  wife  and  daughter,  who  are  concerned  about  his  behavior.  The  patient  has  become  more  irritable  and  spends  most  of  his  days  watching  television  instead  of  going  out  to  his  shop  to  tinker  with  old  lawnmowers,  which  he  used  to  fix  and  sell.  He  has  also  begun  accusing  his  wife  and  daughter  of  stealing  or  hiding  his  wallet  and  keys,  which  his  wife  eventually  finds  somewhere  in  the  house.  He  still  drives  the  car  downtown,  but  the  wife  admits  not  liking  to  drive  with  him  because  he  gets  angry  when  she  tells  him  he  has  taken  a  wrong  turn.  When  you  ask  about  the  patient's  memory,  his  daughter  states  that  it  still  seems  "good,  because  he  can  -remember  events  from  a  long  time  ago  as  if  they  were  yesterday."  The  patient  agrees:  "I  think  I  remember  as  well  as  you'd  expect  for  a  person  my  age."  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56856999
ER  -