Anterograde amnesia
Domain : Symptoms
Category : Learn more
Simplified definition
Refers to a condition in which a person cannot remember recent events, learn new things, and create new memories.
Source: Houria Aiouaz, for Alzheimer Foundation
Referenced definition
“Anterograde amnesia (AA) refers to an impaired capacity for new learning.”
Source: Smith CN, Frascino JC, Hopkins RO, Squire LR. The nature of anterograde and retrograde memory impairment after damage to the medial temporal lobe. Neuropsychologia. 2013 Nov;51(13):2709-14.
Note
- In the case of Alzheimer diseases, this type of amnesia concerns events that occur after the onset of the disease.