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Overview of Confabulation as a medical condition including introduction, prevalence, prognosis, profile, symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and treatment ... What are the symptoms of Confabulation? ... What is the best treatment for my condition?
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www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/confabulation/basics.htm
www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/confabulation/basics.htm
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Confabulation is defined as the spontaneous production of false memories: either memories for events which never occurred, or memories of actual events which are displaced in space or time. These memories may be elaborate and detailed.
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www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/confabulation.html
www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/confabulation.html
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Spontaneous confabulation can be distressing for relatives and carers because of the bizarre and preoccupying forms it sometimes takes. Unfortunately, there is no very effective drug treatment for this form of confabulation, although there are certain medications that can be tried.
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www.encephalitis.info/Info/Recovery/SpecificOutcomes/Co...
www.encephalitis.info/Info/Recovery/SpecificOutcomes/Confabulation.aspx
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Confabulation is another behavior problem. A patient may tell staff they were at the Talladega races last weekend when actually they have been in the hospital for the past 2 months. The person is not lying; instead their memory is playing tricks on them. ... This treatment is not ready for TBI yet, but it is being explored...
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www.neuroskills.com/whattoexpect.shtml
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On the latter topic, the authors emphasize the need to better involve primary care physicians in screening for substance-related problems and referring patients who have a substance use disorder to treatment, but without the expectation ... Confabulation was soon also described in pa-tients suffering from brain trauma,
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ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/165/5/656.pdf
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Psychosis is characterized by memory impairment, disorientation, confusion, and confabulation; ... A favorable response to treatment with niacin can usually confirm it. If available, laboratory testing can help confirm the diagnosis, particularly when the diagnosis is otherwise unclear. Urinary excretion of N1...
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www.merck.com/mmpe/sec01/ch004/ch004d.html
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When Wernicke's encephalopathy is suspected, treatment with high-dose parenteral thiamine should be given promptly to offset the risk of death or the development of the Korsakoff syndrome. ... Where spontaneous confabulation persists, there is usually concomitant damage to the frontal lobes, particularly the ventro-medial...
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