Ironing out the rough spots--cognitive impairment in haemochromatosis.

A man in his late 40s, referred by his general practitioner (GP) to a psychology-led pain management programme, made a subjective and spontaneous report of cognitive impairment. He further mentioned a ten year history of erectile dysfunction, joint pain, occasional nausea and excessive fatigue. He underwent cognitive assessment.

Loss of imagery phenomenology with intact visuo-spatial task performance: a case of 'blind imagination'.

The capacity for imagery, enabling us to visualise absent items and events, is a ubiquitous feature of our experience. This paper describes the case of a patient, MX, who abruptly lost the ability to generate visual images. He rated himself as experiencing almost no imagery on standard questionnaires, yet performed normally on standard tests of perception, visual imagery and visual memory.