Memória implícita e sua contribuição à reabilitação de um paciente amnéstico: relato de caso

• Autor(a) principal: Bolognani, Silvia Adriana Prado [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2000
• Outros Autores: Gouveia, Paula A. R. [UNIFESP], Brucki, Sonia M. D. [UNIFESP], Bueno, Orlando Francisco Amodeo [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2000000500023; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/1021
• topic: implicit memory; rehabilitation; cognition; amnesia; cerebral anoxia; domain-specific knowledge; memória implícita; reabilitação; cognição; amnésia; anóxia cerebral; aprendizagem de conhecimentos específicos

Even severe amnesic patients usually are able to learn new information using implicit memory strategies. In the present study we describe our experience in the rehabilitation of an amnesic patient who had suffered cerebral anoxia. He was taught to use a computer text editor, enabling him to sheltered work. The training program lasted 14 weeks and was based on errorless learning and drilling practice techniques. The patient succeeded in all tasks, even though he could not remember accurately the training sessions. These results meet previous studies which point out that interaction between implicit and residual explicit memory can provide a basis new learning in amnesic patients. The domain-specific knowledge acquisition is demonstrating effectiveness in neuropsychological rehabilitation of brain injured patients.