Aprosexia
Aprosexia
Aprosexia is a syndrome of psychomotor inefficiency, characterized by complaints of easy forgetting, for example of conversations as soon as they are finished, material just read, or instructions just given. There is difficulty keeping the mind on a specific task, which is forgotten if the patient happens to be distracted by another task. These difficulties, into which the patient has insight and often bitterly complains of, are commonly encountered in the memory clinic. They probably represent a disturbance of attention or concentration, rather than being a harbinger of dementia. These patients generally achieve normal scores on formal psychometric tests (and indeed may complain that these assessments do not test the function they are having difficulty with). Concurrent sleep disturbance, irritability, and low mood are common and may reflect an underlying affective disorder (anxiety, depression) which may merit specific treatment.
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