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Duminda Silva Syndrome
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This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article uses bare URLs for citations. (December 2012) The neutrality of this article is disputed. (December 2012) This article may contain wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. (December 2012) The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (December 2012) RDSS (R. Duminda Silva Syndrome) is a very rare instance in which a person who suffers massive traumatic Brain Injury only sustains memory loss specific to the traumatic event, with an otherwise normal recovery.
In order to qualify for Duminda Silva Syndrome, the patient must have a selective memory loss of only the events leading to their Brain Injury and not any other aspect of their life. They must be able to carry on with their usual life not knowing anything about the incident that caused the Brain Injury.
The abuse of the Duminda Silva Syndrome in order to conceal material information about the event is still being argued upon.
The term is believed to be more of a Legal creation than a Medical condition[1] . The eponym originates from the miraculous recovery of Sri Lankan Politician Duminda Silva following a tragic injury suffered in the hands of hired thugs[2].
Duminda Silva Syndrome
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article uses bare URLs for citations. (December 2012) The neutrality of this article is disputed. (December 2012) This article may contain wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. (December 2012) The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. (December 2012) RDSS (R. Duminda Silva Syndrome) is a very rare instance in which a person who suffers massive traumatic Brain Injury only sustains memory loss specific to the traumatic event, with an otherwise normal recovery.
In order to qualify for Duminda Silva Syndrome, the patient must have a selective memory loss of only the events leading to their Brain Injury and not any other aspect of their life. They must be able to carry on with their usual life not knowing anything about the incident that caused the Brain Injury.
The abuse of the Duminda Silva Syndrome in order to conceal material information about the event is still being argued upon.
The term is believed to be more of a Legal creation than a Medical condition[1] . The eponym originates from the miraculous recovery of Sri Lankan Politician Duminda Silva following a tragic injury suffered in the hands of hired thugs[2].
uminda Silva Syndrome
