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AMNESIA ANTEROGRADA [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Cognitive Psychology
DEF

Loss of memory for events occurring after the injury which caused the condition.

CONT

Amnesias are frequently classified into anterograde and retrograde types. In anterograde type, the memory loss is progressive extending forward into the stream of experience.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Psychologie cognitive
DEF

Perte de la mémoire pour les événements survenus depuis le traumatisme causal.

CONT

L'amnésie antérograde [...] se manifeste par l'impossibilité de fixer les souvenirs et par l'effacement au fur et à mesure que se produisent les événements.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Psicología cognitiva
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