| Summary: | Mrs. Pearson is 75 years old, came into the hospital with her daughter due to sudden gaps in her short-term memory, as she had forgotten to turn off the stove burner and went to take a shower. Mrs. Pearson’s daughter arrived home from work and found the burner on and her mother in the shower. When Mrs. Pearson came out, her daughter told her that it was the second time in 5 days that it has happened. Mrs. Pearson recounts to the interviewer that she was warming up water for a cup of tea and does not recall what happened that the stove remained on. Though Mrs. Pearson’s long-term memory is intact, her recent memory and recall is impaired in the context of grief. Mrs. Pearson’s daughter noticed an impairment in her memory since she learned that one of her cousins passed away last week. During the interview, Mrs. Pearson can recall where she is, her date of birth, town she was born, address of the house she grow up, her both parents’ full names. However, Mrs. Pearson cannot recall the day of the week and day for the month. She remembered the year. The neurological tests are negative for any issues and Mrs. Pearson’s sudden change in cognition can be attributed to depression (from grief), therefore, called pseudodementia.
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