Diseases

Anterograde Amnesia

Loss of the ability to form new memories beyond a certain point in time. This condition may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organically induced anterograde amnesia may follow CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; SEIZURES; ANOXIA; and other conditions which adversely affect neural structures associated with memory formation (e.g., the HIPPOCAMPUS; FORNIX (BRAIN); MAMMILLARY BODIES; and ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI). (From Memory 1997 Jan-Mar;5(1-2):49-71)

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Loss of the ability to form new memories beyond a certain point in time. This condition may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organically induced anterograde amnesia may follow CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; SEIZURES; ANOXIA; and other conditions which adversely affect neural structures associated with memory formation (e.g., the HIPPOCAMPUS; FORNIX (BRAIN); MAMMILLARY BODIES; and ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI). (From Memory 1997 Jan-Mar;5(1-2):49-71)

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  • Amnesia, Anterograde
  • Memory Loss, Anterograde
  • Amnesias, Anterograde
  • Anterograde Amnesias
  • Anterograde Memory Loss
  • Anterograde Memory Losses
  • Memory Losses, Anterograde
  • Amnesia, Post-Ictal
  • Post-Ictal Memory Loss
  • Amnesia, Post Ictal
  • Amnesias, Post-Ictal
  • Loss, Post-Ictal Memory
  • Losses, Post-Ictal Memory
  • Memory Loss, Post-Ictal
  • Memory Losses, Post-Ictal
  • Post Ictal Memory Loss
  • Post-Ictal Amnesia
  • Post-Ictal Amnesias
  • Post-Ictal Memory Losses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Amnesia (1967-1999)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Anterograde Amnesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020324. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020324
  2. Anterograde Amnesia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterograde_amnesia
  3. Anterograde Amnesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572111