Ashcraft M H
Psychology Department, Cleveland State University, OH 44115.
Brain Lang. 1993 Jan;44(1):47-57. doi: 10.1006/brln.1993.1004.
The article presents a first-person account of a transient anomia or word-finding deficit; the assumption is that such an account, reported by someone with a professional background in memory, cognition, and language processes, may shed additional light on the nature of an anomic episode and on the subjective experience of memory and language disruption due to brain-related abnormalities. During the 45-min episode, I was unable to retrieve and use specific content words and terms ("data," "experiment," "printout") in overt speech. I was completely conscious of these target concepts, although not of their names, and was aware of my inability to find the words. Neither word finding for "everyday" words nor ongoing thought processes were particularly disrupted. The nature and quality of my thoughts during the episode indicate no loss of awareness of circumstances or "presence of mind," but no genuine awareness of the seriousness of the episode. I briefly consider the implications of my experience and the similarities to another published case history.
本文呈现了对一过性命名障碍或找词困难的第一人称描述；假定由一位在记忆、认知及语言过程方面具有专业背景的人士所报告的此类描述，可能会为命名障碍发作的本质以及因脑相关异常导致的记忆和语言中断的主观体验提供更多启示。在这45分钟的发作期间，我无法在公开言语中检索并使用特定的实词和术语（如“数据”“实验”“打印输出”）。我完全清楚这些目标概念，尽管不知道它们的名称，并且意识到自己无法找到这些词。“日常”词汇的找词以及正在进行的思维过程均未受到特别干扰。发作期间我的思维的性质和质量表明我没有丧失对周围环境的意识或“头脑清醒”，但并未真正意识到发作的严重性。我简要思考了我的经历的影响以及与另一篇已发表的病例史的相似之处。
