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Descriptor
English
:
Amnesia, Anterograde
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Amnesia Anterógrada
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Amnésia Anterógrada
Synonyms
English
:
Anterograde Amnesia
Memory Loss, Anterograde
Post-Ictal Memory Loss
Tree Number:
C10.597.606.525.100.075
C23.888.592.604.529.100.075
F01.700.625.100.075
F03.087.200.137
Definition
English
:
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)
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34322
Unique Identifier:
D020324
Occurrence in VHL
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