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disposition > cognitive disorder > memory disorder > amnesia > accelerated long-term forgetting

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accelerated long-term forgetting  

Definition

  • An abnormal pattern of forgetting “[...] in which information may apparently be learnt and remembered normally at first, but is forgotten at an accelerated rate over subsequent days to weeks.” (Butler et al., 2010, p. 211). The phenomenon has been observed in patients with epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease or after a stroke.

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  • accelerated forgetting
  • ALF
  • long-term amnesia
  • LTA

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  • • Allen, R. J., Kemp, S., Atkinson, A. L., Martin, S., Pauly-Takacs, K., Goodridge, C. M., Gilliland, A., & Baddeley, A. D. (2025). Detecting accelerated long-term forgetting remotely in a community sample of people with epilepsy: Evidence from the Crimes and Four Doors tests. Cortex, 182, 29–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2024.07.018

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Baddeley, A. D., Atkinson, A. L., Hitch, G. J., & Allen, R. J. (2021). Detecting accelerated long-term forgetting : A problem and some solutions. Cortex, 142, 237‑251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.038

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Butler, C., Gilboa, A., & Miller, L. (2019). Accelerated long-term forgetting. Cortex, 110, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.12.009

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Butler, C., Muhlert, N., & Zeman, A. (2010). Accelerated long-term forgetting. In S. Della Sala (Ed.), Forgetting (pp. 211-237). Psychology Press.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Cassel, A., & Kopelman, M. D. (2019). Have we forgotten about forgetting? A critical review of ‘accelerated long-term forgetting’ in temporal lobe epilepsy. Cortex, 110, 141‑149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.12.012

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Contador, I., Sánchez, A., Kopelman, M. D., González De La Aleja, J., & Ruisoto, P. (2021). Accelerated forgetting in temporal lobe epilepsy: When does it occur? Cortex, 141, 190–200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.035

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Della Sala, S., Baddeley, A., Peng, N., & Logie, R. (2024). Assessing long-term forgetting: A pragmatic approach. Cortex, 170, 80–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.11.009

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Elliott, G., Isaac, C. L., & Muhlert, N. (2014). Measuring forgetting: A critical review of accelerated long-term forgetting studies. Cortex, 54, 16-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2014.02.001

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Fitzgerald, Z., Mohamed, A., Ricci, M., Thayer, Z., & Miller, L. (2013). Accelerated long-term forgetting: A newly identified memory impairment in epilepsy. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 20(11), 1486–1491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2013.04.037

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • García-Martínez, M., Sánchez-Juan, P., & Butler, C. R. (2023). A review of accelerated long-term forgetting in Alzheimer’s disease: Current situation and prospects. Neuropsychology, 37(6), 673–682. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000827

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Geurts, S., van der Werf, S. P., Kwa, V. I. H., & Kessels, R. P. C. (2019). Accelerated long-term forgetting after TIA or minor stroke: A more sensitive measure for detecting subtle memory dysfunction? Cortex, 110, 150–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.04.002

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Landry, A., Rouleau, I., Nguyen, D. K., & Boucher, O. (2022). L’oubli accéléré a long terme chez les personnes atteintes d’épilepsie: État des connaissances et implications pour l’évaluation clinique. Revue de neuropsychologie, 14(3), 179–188. https://doi.org/10.1684/nrp.2022.0717

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Mameniškienė, R., Puteikis, K., Jasionis, A., & Jatužis, D. (2020). A review of accelerated long-term forgetting in epilepsy. Brain Sciences (2076-3425), 10(12), 945. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10120945

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Rodini, M., De Simone, M. S., Caltagirone, C., & Carlesimo, G. A. (2022). Accelerated long-term forgetting in neurodegenerative disorders: A systematic review of the literature. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 141, 104815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104815

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

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  • Frank Arnould

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