Related MeSH Hierarchy (4)
Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Neurologic Manifestations » Neurobehavioral Manifestations » Memory Disorders » Amnesia » Amnesia, Retrograde
Diseases [C] » Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23] » Signs and Symptoms » Neurologic Manifestations » Neurobehavioral Manifestations » Memory Disorders » Amnesia » Amnesia, Retrograde
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] » Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01] » Neurobehavioral Manifestations » Memory Disorders » Amnesia » Amnesia, Retrograde
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] » Mental Disorders [F03] » Neurocognitive Disorders » Amnesia » Amnesia, Retrograde
Description
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) MeSH
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