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

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Amnesia, Anterograde  

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Entry terms

  • Anterograde Amnesia
  • Anterograde Memory Loss
  • Anterograde Memory Losses
  • Memory Loss, Anterograde
  • Memory Losses, Anterograde

Scope note

  • 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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  • 2000

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020324

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