RETROGRADE AMNESIA
\ɹˌɛtɹə͡ʊɡɹˈe͡ɪd amnˈiːzi͡ə], \ɹˌɛtɹəʊɡɹˈeɪd amnˈiːziə], \ɹ_ˌɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_d a_m_n_ˈiː_z_iə]\
Definitions of RETROGRADE AMNESIA
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Loss of the ability to recall information that had been previously encoded in memory prior to a specified or approximate point in time. This process may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organic forms may be associated with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS; SEIZURES; DEMENTIA; and a wide variety of other conditions that impair cerebral function. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-9)
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