Diseases

Retrograde Amnesia

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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Abstract

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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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Amnesia, Retrograde
  • Amnesias, Retrograde
  • Retrograde Amnesias
  • Amnesia, Pre-Ictal
  • Memory Loss, Retrograde
  • Pre-Ictal Memory Loss
  • Amnesia, Pre Ictal
  • Amnesias, Pre-Ictal
  • Memory Loss, Pre-Ictal
  • Memory Losses, Pre-Ictal
  • Memory Losses, Retrograde
  • Pre Ictal Memory Loss
  • Pre-Ictal Amnesia
  • Pre-Ictal Amnesias
  • Pre-Ictal Memory Losses
  • Retrograde Memory Loss
  • Retrograde Memory Losses

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31 allowable subheadings

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

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History Note

1991(1976); was see under AMNESIA 1976-1990

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Previous Indexing

  • Amnesia (1966-1975)

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  1. C10w.597.606.525w.100w.150w
  2. C23.888w.592.604.529w.100w.150w
  3. F01.700.625w.100w.150w
  4. F03w.615w.200w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retrograde Amnesia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000648. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000648
  2. Retrograde Amnesia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrograde_amnesia
  3. Retrograde Amnesia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1193891