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Psychogenic fugue

MedGen UID:
5724
•Concept ID:
C0020703
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Dissociative Hysteria; Fugue; Hysteria, Dissociative; Hysterias, Dissociative
SNOMED CT: Psychogenic fugue (3586005); Dissociative fugue (3586005)

Definition

A disorder characterized by sudden, unexpected travel away from one''s home or place of work accompanied by an inability to recall one''s past; the individual is confused about his or her personal identity and may assume a new identity. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPsychogenic fugue

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures.
Lopez MR, LaFrance WC
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2022 Aug;22(8):467-474. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1007/s11910-022-01209-3. PMID: 35674871
A Review of PTSD and Current Treatment Strategies.
Schrader C, Ross A
Mo Med 2021 Nov-Dec;118(6):546-551. PMID: 34924624Free PMC Article
Synthesizing the Evidence for Ketamine and Esketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression: An International Expert Opinion on the Available Evidence and Implementation.
McIntyre RS, Rosenblat JD, Nemeroff CB, Sanacora G, Murrough JW, Berk M, Brietzke E, Dodd S, Gorwood P, Ho R, Iosifescu DV, Lopez Jaramillo C, Kasper S, Kratiuk K, Lee JG, Lee Y, Lui LMW, Mansur RB, Papakostas GI, Subramaniapillai M, Thase M, Vieta E, Young AH, Zarate CA Jr, Stahl S
Am J Psychiatry 2021 May 1;178(5):383-399. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20081251. PMID: 33726522Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A case of psychogenic fugue: I understand, aber ich verstehe nichts.
Glisky EL, Ryan L, Reminger S, Hardt O, Hayes SM, Hupbach A
Neuropsychologia 2004;42(8):1132-47. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2003.08.016. PMID: 15093151Free PMC Article
Differences between multiple personality disorder and other diagnostic groups on structured interview.
Ross CA, Heber S, Norton GR, Anderson G
J Nerv Ment Dis 1989 Aug;177(8):487-91. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198908000-00006. PMID: 2760600

Diagnosis

A case of psychogenic fugue: I understand, aber ich verstehe nichts.
Glisky EL, Ryan L, Reminger S, Hardt O, Hayes SM, Hupbach A
Neuropsychologia 2004;42(8):1132-47. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2003.08.016. PMID: 15093151Free PMC Article
Psychogenic or dissociative fugue: a clinical investigation of five cases.
Coons PM
Psychol Rep 1999 Jun;84(3 Pt 1):881-6. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1999.84.3.881. PMID: 10408212
Transient epileptic amnesia differentiated from psychogenic "fugue": neuropsychological, EEG, and PET findings.
Kopelman MD, Panayiotopoulos CP, Lewis P
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1994 Aug;57(8):1002-4. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.57.8.1002. PMID: 8057091Free PMC Article
A tentative classification of "neuroses" based on behavioristic consideration of the pathogenetic mechanisms.
Maeda H
Jpn J Psychiatry Neurol 1993 Dec;47(4):743-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1993.tb01823.x. PMID: 8201788
Psychogenic fugue states: a review.
Riether AM, Stoudemire A
South Med J 1988 May;81(5):568-71. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198805000-00006. PMID: 3285493

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