 Amnesia
"Amnesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)
| Descriptor ID |
D000647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.525.100 C23.888.592.604.529.100 F01.700.625.100 F03.615.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Amnesia- Amnesia
- Amnesias
- Amnesia-Memory Loss
- Amnesia Memory Loss
- Amnesia-Memory Losses
Amnesia, Global- Amnesia, Global
- Amnesias, Global
- Global Amnesia
- Global Amnesias
Amnestic State- Amnestic State
- Amnestic States
- State, Amnestic
- States, Amnestic
Amnesia, Tactile- Amnesia, Tactile
- Amnesias, Tactile
- Tactile Amnesia
- Tactile Amnesias
Amnesia, Temporary- Amnesia, Temporary
- Amnesias, Temporary
- Temporary Amnesia
- Temporary Amnesias
Amnesia, Dissociative- Amnesia, Dissociative
- Amnesias, Dissociative
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Amnesias
Amnesia, Hysterical- Amnesia, Hysterical
- Amnesias, Hysterical
- Hysterical Amnesia
- Hysterical Amnesias
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amnesia" by people in Profiles.
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Zoladz PR, Park CR, Halonen JD, Salim S, Alzoubi KH, Srivareerat M, Fleshner M, Alkadhi KA, Diamond DM. Differential expression of molecular markers of synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and amygdala in response to spatial learning, predator exposure, and stress-induced amnesia. Hippocampus. 2012 Mar; 22(3):577-89.
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Yan JH, Rountree S, Massman P, Doody RS, Li H. Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment deteriorate fine movement control. J Psychiatr Res. 2008 Oct; 42(14):1203-12.
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Mattis PJ, Hannay HJ, Plenger PM, Pollock L. Head injury and the Satz-Mogel type short form WAIS-R. J Clin Psychol. 1994 Jul; 50(4):605-14.
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Delis DC, Squire LR, Bihrle A, Massman P. Componential analysis of problem-solving ability: performance of patients with frontal lobe damage and amnesic patients on a new sorting test. Neuropsychologia. 1992 Aug; 30(8):683-97.
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Ewing-Cobbs L, Levin HS, Fletcher JM, Miner ME, Eisenberg HM. The Children's Orientation and Amnesia Test: relationship to severity of acute head injury and to recovery of memory. Neurosurgery. 1990 Nov; 27(5):683-91; discussion 691.
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Healey M, Pickens R, Meisch R, McKenna T. Effects of clorazepate, diazepam, lorazepam, and placebo on human memory. J Clin Psychiatry. 1983 Dec; 44(12):436-9.
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Hannay HJ, James CM. Simulation of a memory deficit on the Continuous Recognition Memory Test. Percept Mot Skills. 1981 Aug; 53(1):51-8.
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