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what is full amnesia?

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Amnesia: Amnesia can be Retrograde (past memories), Anterograde (newly acquired memories) or Global. Causes are many &amp; include dementia, alcohol use, stress, seizures, etc.

Question 2

what is lucanar amnesia?

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Lacunar Amnesia: is the loss of memory for a single event. There are two potential mechanisms for this. One involves injury to the brain ( especially  but not restricted to the llimbic system ). The second involved suppression of an emotionally disturbing event ( selective amnesia )

Question 3

what exactly is amnesia to me?

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Amnesia: Amnesia is a loss of memory most commonly associated with a stroke or head injury - if either of these have happened to you  the best route at this point would be to see a neurologist for a workup and evaluation.

Question 4

what are the tests for amnesia?

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I forgot: Seriously, it depends on age and other factors, may include blood tests, ct scan, MRI and drug screens as well as a good neuro exam.

Question 5

what sort of problem is amnesia?

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Memory loss: Amnesia refers to memory loss.

Question 6

can amnesia lasts for few months?

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Depends: It depends on the cause of the problem.  Have you spoken to your pcp or a neurologist.

Question 7

how long can amnesia memory loss last?

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Variable periods: Amnesia can be retrograde ( unable to remember before incident of onset of amnesia) and ante grade meaning not able to remember after incident of onset. Most amnesia is due to a traumatic or severe stressful event and usually lasts a few hours to a few days. Longer periods of amnesia are rare.

Question 8

how do i know if i suffer from amnesia?

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Others tell you: You are probably talking about memory failure. There are simple office tests (remembering three objects after 5 minutes), or folks will tell you what you did (perhaps while drinking). Major loss of part of your past is more common on tv than in real life, and if a misguided "therapist" tries to get you to "remember childhood abuse your forgot", call the district attorney. Good luck.

Question 9

what are the different types of amnesia?

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I do not remember: Amnesia is a lose of memory.  For some events such as trauma, infection, or emotional crisis there can be antegrade amnesia where memory before the event is lost.  There can be retrograde amnesia where memory after the event is lost.  Or both can occur.  Agnosias may occur where just very select things may not be able to be remembered.  Famous of these is prosopagnosia - unable to remember faces.

Question 10

how to know if i suddenly developed amnesia?

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Examples below: Bilateral damage to the medial temporal lobe or medial diencephalon is associated with a syndrome of amnesia that has been widely studied (Scoville and Milner 1957; Squire 1992; Zola-Morgan and Squire 1993). The memory impairment is characterized by intact immediate memory, marked anterograde amnesia (i.e., impaired new learning), and variable, usually temporally graded retrograde amnesia (i.e., l

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