Table 4. Qualitative features in the performance of the memory impaired patients. Abnormal findings (performance of more than two standard deviations below the mean of the control group) are marked with a plus sign. Patients with global amnesia are in bold.

 

Case	Aetiology	Semantic*	Rapid forgetting	Confabulation (mild)	Benefit from cues	Executive*
1	HSV	+	+	-	-	nd
2	HSV	+	-	-	+	-
4	HSV	+	+	+	-	+
7	unknown	+	-	-	-	-
3	HSV	-	-	-	+	+
5	Adeno	-	-	-	+	+
8	Rota	-	-	+	+	-
9	unknown	-	-	+	-	+
6	Adeno	-	+	-	-	-
10	unknown	-	+	-	-	+
11	unknown	-	+	-	-	-

 ^*) Scored abnormal if performance in any of the tests fell below the cut-off point