Anterograde Amnesia
Inability to remember ongoing events after the incidence of trauma or the onset of the disease that caused the amnesia. Anterograde amnesia often occurs following an acute event such as trauma, a heart attack, oxygen deprivation, or an epileptic attack.
Retrograde Amnesia
Inability to remember events that occurred before the incidence of trauma or the onset of the disease that caused the amnesia. Retrograde amnesia is often associated with neurodegenerative pathologies such as senile dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Emotional/Hysterical Amnesia (Fugue Amnesia)
Memory loss caused by psychological trauma such as a car crash or sexual abuse. Usually it’s a temporary condition.
Iacunar Amnesia
Inability to remember a specific event.
Korsakoff Syndrome
Memory loss caused by chromic alcoholism.
Posthypnotic Amnesia
Memory loss sustained from hypnosis. Can include inability to recall events that occurred during hypnosis or information stored in long-term memory.
Transient Global Amnesia
Spontaneous memory loss that can last from minutes to several hours and is usually seen in middle-aged to elderly people.
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"Types of Amnesia" was posted on Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 at 5:25 am.