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... > Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Memory Disorders > Amnesia > Amnesia, Retrograde
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Memory Disorders > Amnesia > Amnesia, Retrograde
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Memory Disorders > Amnesia > Amnesia, Retrograde
Mental Disorders > Neurocognitive Disorders > Amnesia > Amnesia, Retrograde

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Amnesia, Retrograde  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Loss of the ability to recall information that had been previously encoded in memory prior to a specified or approximate point in time. This process may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organic forms may be associated with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS; SEIZURES; DEMENTIA; and a wide variety of other conditions that impair cerebral function. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-9)

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  • Retrograde Amnesia

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