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retrograde amnesia
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synonyms: ~fugue state ???
tags: [psychology]
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Definition:a loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease. It tends to negatively affect episodic, autobiographical, and declarative memory while usually keeping procedural memory intact with no difficulty for learning new knowledge.[...]In extreme cases, individuals may completely forget who they are. Generally, this is a more severe type of amnesia known as global or generalized amnesia. However, memory loss can also be selective or categorical, manifested by a person's inability to remember events related to a specific incident or topic.[...]The causal explanation of retrograde amnesia is still under investigation.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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Uses:
Malory: How could he not know who he is?
Kramer: Psychogenic retrograde amnesia, also known as a fugue state, and sometimes triggered by extreme emotional or psychological stress.
Adam Reed. Archer: Fugue and Riffs (2013)
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