Ribot's Law In Retrograde Amnesia

Although the exact time that amnesia was discovered is unknown, Theodule-Armand Ribot, who was a French psychologist discovered it. He lived from 1839 to 1916, therefore it was around then when this disease was discovered. Ribot noticed that patients tend to lose recent memories because of retrograde amnesia. Then, medical experts started calling the gradients of memory loss Ribot’s gradients. Furthermore, Ribot is recognized for understanding and discovering Ribot’s law.
What is Ribot’s law?
Ribot’s law is a law in retrograde amnesia. It was created by Theodule-Armand Ribot in 1881. This law states that there is a time gradient in retrograde amnesia, so that recent memories are more likely to be lost, rather than memories that happened a long time ago, also known as remote memories. However, not all patients who suffer from retrograde amnesia have symptoms of Ribot’s law. In addition, this law also follows a progressive rule about how their memories are lost. First, they lose their most recent memories that have occurred in the past couple of years of their life. Then, the patient’s personal memories are lost. For example, memories that are related to family experiences, …show more content…
For example, agitation, repeated confusion, disorientation, struggling to speak, and restlessness are only a few symptoms. Amnesic patients may also have disturbed behavior and may shout or swear. Furthermore, some patients who struggle with recognizing people will ask for relatives that they haven’t seen in years. Next, you may see a personality change. For example, someone may act child-like or display an unusual loving, happy, quiet behavior. In saying this, a very significant and obvious symptom is not being able to remember new information or remember past events. Next, there are also many causes. This includes brain surgery, head trauma, long-term alcoholism and drug use, lack of thiamin (Wernicke-Korsakoff’s Syndrome), brain inflammation, and