What is amnesia?
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Amnesia refers to memory loss, either temporarily or permanently. Amnesia seldom causes total memory loss, but a person suffering from amnesia may have difficulty remembering certain experiences and information. Losing memories from before the amnesia is called retrograde amnesia. Someone with amnesia who finds it difficult to learn and create new memories has anterograde amnesia. Amnesia may last just a few minutes or a few hours, and it may involve only recent memories or more long-term memories.
Amnesia refers to memory loss, either temporarily or permanently. Amnesia seldom causes total memory loss, but a person suffering from amnesia may have difficulty remembering certain experiences and information. Losing memories from before the... More -
Discovery Health answered:You probably learned about amnesia by seeing it play out in a movie or a soap opera. A character suddenly cannot remember who he or she is and where he or she came from.
Sometimes the loss of memory is caused by a head injury and other times it is spurred by a traumatic event.
In real life, however, the condition also can be caused by prescription drugs.
You probably learned about amnesia by seeing it play out in a movie or a soap opera. A character suddenly cannot remember who he or she is and where he or she came from. Sometimes the loss of memory is caused by a head injury and other times it is... More -
Healthwise answered:Amnesia is memory loss that may be caused by a head injury or stroke, substance abuse, or a severe emotional event, such as combat or a motor vehicle accident. Depending upon the cause, amnesia may be temporary or it may be a permanent condition.
Amnesia can involve complete loss of memory of one or more of the following:
- Personal identity
- Events or circumstances
- A specific period of time
- An entire lifetime
The cause determines whether the condition comes on slowly or suddenly. Memory problems that come on gradually may be a part of ongoing mental decline (dementia). Total global amnesia is a type of unexplained amnesia that begins suddenly.
Treatment options and results of treatment of amnesia depend on the cause of lost memory.
Amnesia is memory loss that may be caused by a head injury or stroke, substance abuse, or a severe emotional event, such as combat or a motor vehicle accident. Depending upon the cause, amnesia may be temporary or it may be a permanent condition.... More
