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