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Declarative memory loss

MedGen UID:
1780969
•Concept ID:
C5539761
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Impaired declarative memory
 
HPO: HP:0033692

Definition

Impaired ability to remember facts and events. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDeclarative memory loss

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised: normative data and clinical utility of learning indices in Parkinson's disease.
Havlík F, Mana J, Dušek P, Jech R, Růžička E, Kopeček M, Georgi H, Bezdicek O
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2020 Dec;42(10):1099-1110. Epub 2020 Nov 16 doi: 10.1080/13803395.2020.1845303. PMID: 33198558
Effects of glucocorticoids on mood, memory, and the hippocampus. Treatment and preventive therapy.
Brown ES
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009 Oct;1179:41-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04981.x. PMID: 19906231
Treatment strategies of age-related memory dysfunction by modulation of neuronal plasticity.
Blank T, Nijholt I, Spiess J
Mini Rev Med Chem 2007 Jan;7(1):55-64. doi: 10.2174/138955707779317803. PMID: 17266638

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on symptom domains in neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review and cross-diagnostic meta-analysis.
Kan RLD, Padberg F, Giron CG, Lin TTZ, Zhang BBB, Brunoni AR, Kranz GS
Lancet Psychiatry 2023 Apr;10(4):252-259. Epub 2023 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00026-3. PMID: 36898403
Memory Impairments and Psychosis Prediction: A Scoping Review and Theoretical Overview.
Seabury RD, Cannon TD
Neuropsychol Rev 2020 Dec;30(4):521-545. Epub 2020 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s11065-020-09464-2. PMID: 33226539
Temporal lobe surgery and memory: Lessons, risks, and opportunities.
Bauman K, Devinsky O, Liu AA
Epilepsy Behav 2019 Dec;101(Pt A):106596. Epub 2019 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106596. PMID: 31711868Free PMC Article
Memory consolidation in sleep disorders.
Cellini N
Sleep Med Rev 2017 Oct;35:101-112. Epub 2016 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.09.003. PMID: 27765468
Post-traumatic stress disorder and declarative memory functioning: a review.
Samuelson KW
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2011;13(3):346-51. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2011.13.2/ksamuelson. PMID: 22033732Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Memory Dysfunction.
Fernandez-Romero R, Spica DM
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Dec 1;27(6):1562-1585. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000001020. PMID: 34881726
Assessment of Mental Status.
Finney GR, Minagar A, Heilman KM
Neurol Clin 2016 Feb;34(1):1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2015.08.001. PMID: 26613992
Declarative memory.
Riedel WJ, Blokland A
Handb Exp Pharmacol 2015;228:215-36. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16522-6_7. PMID: 25977084
Stress, memory, and the hippocampus.
Wingenfeld K, Wolf OT
Front Neurol Neurosci 2014;34:109-20. Epub 2014 Apr 16 doi: 10.1159/000356423. PMID: 24777135
Memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.
Jahn H
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2013 Dec;15(4):445-54. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2013.15.4/hjahn. PMID: 24459411Free PMC Article

Therapy

Hunger, Satiety, and Their Vulnerabilities.
Stevenson RJ, Boutelle K
Nutrients 2024 Sep 6;16(17) doi: 10.3390/nu16173013. PMID: 39275328Free PMC Article
Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on symptom domains in neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review and cross-diagnostic meta-analysis.
Kan RLD, Padberg F, Giron CG, Lin TTZ, Zhang BBB, Brunoni AR, Kranz GS
Lancet Psychiatry 2023 Apr;10(4):252-259. Epub 2023 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00026-3. PMID: 36898403
Declarative memory.
Riedel WJ, Blokland A
Handb Exp Pharmacol 2015;228:215-36. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16522-6_7. PMID: 25977084
The hippocampal formation in schizophrenia.
Tamminga CA, Stan AD, Wagner AD
Am J Psychiatry 2010 Oct;167(10):1178-93. Epub 2010 Sep 1 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09081187. PMID: 20810471
Memory and epilepsy: characteristics, course, and influence of drugs and surgery.
Helmstaedter C, Kurthen M
Curr Opin Neurol 2001 Apr;14(2):211-6. doi: 10.1097/00019052-200104000-00013. PMID: 11262738

Prognosis

Memory Impairments and Psychosis Prediction: A Scoping Review and Theoretical Overview.
Seabury RD, Cannon TD
Neuropsychol Rev 2020 Dec;30(4):521-545. Epub 2020 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s11065-020-09464-2. PMID: 33226539
Temporal lobe surgery and memory: Lessons, risks, and opportunities.
Bauman K, Devinsky O, Liu AA
Epilepsy Behav 2019 Dec;101(Pt A):106596. Epub 2019 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106596. PMID: 31711868Free PMC Article
Memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.
Jahn H
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2013 Dec;15(4):445-54. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2013.15.4/hjahn. PMID: 24459411Free PMC Article
Hippocampal neurogenesis and forgetting.
Frankland PW, Köhler S, Josselyn SA
Trends Neurosci 2013 Sep;36(9):497-503. Epub 2013 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2013.05.002. PMID: 23768770
The role of sleep in cognition and emotion.
Walker MP
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009 Mar;1156:168-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04416.x. PMID: 19338508

Clinical prediction guides

The impact of sleep deprivation on declarative memory.
Cousins JN, Fernández G
Prog Brain Res 2019;246:27-53. Epub 2019 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2019.01.007. PMID: 31072562
Assessment of Mental Status.
Finney GR, Minagar A, Heilman KM
Neurol Clin 2016 Feb;34(1):1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2015.08.001. PMID: 26613992
Memory loss in Alzheimer's disease.
Jahn H
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2013 Dec;15(4):445-54. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2013.15.4/hjahn. PMID: 24459411Free PMC Article
The role of sleep in cognition and emotion.
Walker MP
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009 Mar;1156:168-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04416.x. PMID: 19338508
Sleep loss, learning capacity and academic performance.
Curcio G, Ferrara M, De Gennaro L
Sleep Med Rev 2006 Oct;10(5):323-37. Epub 2006 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2005.11.001. PMID: 16564189

Recent systematic reviews

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on symptom domains in neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review and cross-diagnostic meta-analysis.
Kan RLD, Padberg F, Giron CG, Lin TTZ, Zhang BBB, Brunoni AR, Kranz GS
Lancet Psychiatry 2023 Apr;10(4):252-259. Epub 2023 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00026-3. PMID: 36898403
Sleep-dependent memory consolidation in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Demirlek C, Bora E
Schizophr Res 2023 Apr;254:146-154. Epub 2023 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.02.028. PMID: 36889181
The role of serotonin in declarative memory: A systematic review of animal and human research.
Coray R, Quednow BB
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022 Aug;139:104729. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104729. PMID: 35691469
The role of daytime napping in declarative memory performance: a systematic review.
Farhadian N, Khazaie H, Nami M, Khazaie S
Sleep Med 2021 Aug;84:134-141. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.019. PMID: 34148000
Statins and cognitive function: a systematic review.
Richardson K, Schoen M, French B, Umscheid CA, Mitchell MD, Arnold SE, Heidenreich PA, Rader DJ, deGoma EM
Ann Intern Med 2013 Nov 19;159(10):688-97. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-10-201311190-00007. PMID: 24247674

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