Mesh term Amnesia
Browse to parent terms:Memory Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders
Description
Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)Browse to child terms:
Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
Amnesia, Anterograde
Amnesia, Retrograde
Amnesia, Transient Global
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