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amnesia
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amnesia

Loss or impairment of memory. As a clinical condition it may be caused by disease or injury to the brain, by some drugs, or by shock; in some cases it may be a symptom of an emotional disorder.



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There are two types of amnesia: retrograde amnesia (loss of memories that were formed shortly before the injury), and anterograde amnesia (problems with creating new memories after the injury as taken place).
born 1938) is a British musicologist, conductor, and keyboardist suffering from an acute and long lasting case of anterograde amnesia.
Anterograde amnesia tends to resolve quickly, usually disappearing by 6 weeks after treatment and almost always by 6 months.
 
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