Amnesia

Amnesia
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(mn´zh), [Gr.,=forgetfulness], condition characterized by loss of memory for long or short intervals of time. It may be caused by injury, shock, senility, severe illness, or mental disease.
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AMNESIA - A partial or complete loss of memory. The spontaneous development of amnesia is referred to as transient global amnesia. Memory loss may also occur after a significant head injury (concussion).
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Amnesia has several root causes. Most are traceable to brain injury related to physical trauma, disease, infection, drug and alcohol abuse, or reduced blood flow to the brain (vascular insufficiency).
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Amnesia, antegrade: See: Antegrade amnesia.
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Amnesia
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Professor Vargha-Khadem - who works at the Institute of Child Health, University College and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London - takes a look at developmental amnesia.
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Transient global amnesia isn't associated with an increased risk of stroke — unlike a transient ischemic attack, which is also referred to as a ministroke.
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Amnesia in a dissociative disorder is marked by gaps in a patient's memory for long periods of time or for traumatic events.
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Amnesia; mala memoria; memoria defectuosa; prdida de memoria
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La causa determina si la amnesia aparece de manera repentina o progresiva, y si es permanente o temporal.
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amnesia
Partial or total loss of memory, usually as the result of psychological trauma or stress, or physical damage to the brain from injury, disease, or alcohol or other chronic drug abuse.
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Amnesia (Memory Loss)
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Memory loss (amnesia) is unusual forgetfulness that can be caused by brain damage due to disease or injury, or it can be caused by severe emotional trauma.
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Forgetfulness; Amnesia; Impaired memory; Loss of memory
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On recovery, amnesia is generally complete, so no effort is made to hide what happened. The epileptic may gradually deteriorate.
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surprising truism: AMNESIA CAN be a part of good health care!
Question: I recently had a minor procedure, a colonoscopy, that was done as an outpatient at the hospital.
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duct; parameter; paramethadione; paramethasone; parametrial; parametric; parametric abscess; parametric instability; parametric test; parametrismus; parametritic; parametritis; parametrium; paramimia; paramiographer; paramitome; paramnesia; paramo; ...
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Did the seizure occur with some memory loss (partial amnesia) about the seizure?
Did the seizure occur with re-experience of emotions (recalled emotion)?
Did the seizure occur with lip smacking?
Did the seizure occur with cheek or tongue biting?
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head injury (amnesia, coma, haemorrhage)
infection (encephalitis, meningitis)
tumours (malignant and non-malignant growths)
degeneration (multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease)
other disorders (migraine, epilepsy) ...
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After defibrillation, certain symptoms including amnesia (loss of memory) are common.
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Confusion
Difficulty walking
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Loss of memory (amnesia)
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Numbness or weakness (paralysis) of part of the body ...
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A concussion is an injury to the brain caused by a blow to the head. A concussion may cause you to become temporarily confused or disoriented, have memory loss (amnesia), or become unconscious.
How does it occur?
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Ketamine (also called Special K, K): This is an anesthetic that can be taken orally or injected. Ketamine (Ketalar) can impair memory and attention. Higher doses can cause amnesia, paranoia and hallucinations, depression, and difficulty breathing.
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The adverse effects of benzodiazepine include sedation, perceptual disturbances, disorders of micturition and/or defecation, visual disturbances, hypotension, anterograde amnesia, psychological dependence, confusion, ataxia, ...
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Regional anesthesia can either be used alone or combined with general anesthesia. Sedation, or monitored anesthesia care, provides pain relief and some drowsiness and frequently amnesia, without making the patient completely unconscious.
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up / drag ’em out" abuses probably persisted because women were unaware of the price they had to pay for such "sedation" while their conscious memories of the horrific events that ensued were obliterated by pharmacologically-induced amnesia.
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