Preferred Label : amnesia, anterograde;
MeSH definition : 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 synonym : amnesias, anterograde; anterograde memory losses; anterograde amnesia; memory losses, anterograde; anterograde amnesias; memory loss, anterograde; anterograde memory loss;
MeSH hyponym : Post-Ictal memory loss; Loss, Post-Ictal Memory; Losses, Post-Ictal Memory; Memory Loss, Post-Ictal; Memory Losses, Post-Ictal; Post Ictal Memory Loss; Post-Ictal Memory Losses; Amnesia, Post-Ictal; Amnesia, Post Ictal; Amnesias, Post-Ictal; Post-Ictal Amnesia; Post-Ictal Amnesias;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterograde amnesia;
Origin ID : D020324;
UMLS CUI : C0233795;
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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)