Amnesia

Introduction: Amnesia

Description of Amnesia

Amnesia (medical condition): Memory loss...more »

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Amnesia: Memory loss caused by brain damage or extreme emotional trauma.

Amnesia: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Amnesia: 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).
Source: MeSH 2007

Amnesia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Amnesia:

• Partial
• Loss
• Memory
• Memory symptoms (523 causes)
• Memory disorder
• Has
• Blackout (2084 causes)

Amnesia as a Disease

Amnesia (medical condition): See Amnesia (disease information).
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Amnesia: Related Diseases

Amnesia: Amnesia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions
• Mental illness
• Mental health conditions

More information on medical condition: Amnesia:

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Amnesia as a Symptom

Amnesia (symptom): A disorder in which the ability to store and recall...more »

Amnesia (symptom): See Amnesia (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Amnesia:

• Amnesia

Amnesia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Amnesia:

• antegrade amnesia
• retrograde amnesia
• dissociative amnesia
• transient global amnesia
• lacunar amnesia
• source amnesia
• dissociative fugue
• memory distrust syndrome

Terms associated with Amnesia:

Terms Similar to Amnesia:

• memory loss
• blackout

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Amnesia:

• Amnesia, Retrograde
• Amnesia, Transient Global
• Amnesia, Anterograde
• Alcohol Amnestic Disorder

Source - MeSH 2007

• anterograde amnesia
• posttraumatic amnesia
• retrograde amnesia
• forgetfulness
• selective amnesia
• transient global amnesia

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Amnesia

• Memory Disorders
• Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders

Source - MeSH 2007

• cognitive state
• state of mind

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Amnesia

• memory disorder

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Amnesia

The following list attempts to classify Amnesia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• cognitive state,state of mind
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurologic Manifestations
    • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
      • Memory Disorders
        • Amnesia

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Signs and Symptoms
    • Neurologic Manifestations
      • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
        • Memory Disorders
          • Amnesia

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
    • Memory Disorders
      • Amnesia

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Mental Disorders
  • Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
    • Amnesia

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