Delayed Surreal Recall Disorder

Delayed Surreal Recall Disorder (DSRD) is an extremely rare neurological condition involving the memory storage areas of the brain. This disorder reduces the recent events in the patient's life to a dreamlike quality when remembered. The affect on memory has been compared to trying to remember dreams or events that transpired under the heavy use of alcohol or other mind-altering drugs. Often the patient is unsure of the real and unreal occurrences in recent days or weeks, making scholastic comprehension very difficult and often requiring those afflicted to take copious notes at the end of the day. The other ramifications of this disorder include a difficulty distinguishing between reality and actual dreams when remembered subsequently. This can lead to immense mental frustration and even derangement in extreme cases. Patients suffering from this disability often require extensive care and monitoring, as well as often having to live with a caretaker. Cases of this disorder are rare to the extent that patients often suffer through the disbelief of friends, teachers, and acquaintances, the outrageous nature of this disorder only adding to the unlikely appearance of this disability. There are four confirmed cases in the world and only one confirmed case in the United States. The causes of this affliction are still uncertain, but most of the diagnosed cases can be traced back to some kind of brain trauma. There is no treatment for this disorder, and recovery has never been successfull in any observed case.

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