Amnesia
Domain : Symptoms
Category : My daily life
Simplified definition
A condition in which a person loses memory totally, partially, permanently, or temporarily, which is mainly due to damage in a part of the brain responsible for memory, called hippocampus.
Source: Houria Aiouaz, for Alzheimer Foundation
Referenced definition
“Loss of memory of varying degree attributable to organic or psychological causes.” [TPAM2012]
Source: Termium Plus. Amnesia. [Internet]. Jun 2012 [cited on Sept 7, 2022].
Context
“To diagnose amnesia, a doctor will do a comprehensive evaluation to rule out other possible causes of memory loss, such as Alzheimer’s disease, other forms of dementia, depression or a brain tumor.”
Source: Mayo Clinic. Amnesia. [Internet]. [cited on Sept 7, 2022].
Note
- It is a generic term that refers to memory problems: there can be a difficulty in memorizing new information (anterograde amnesia) and a difficulty in remembering past events (retrograde amnesia).
Synonym(s)
Memory lossGO FURTHER
