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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview[edit | edit source]

Amnesia can be divided into two broad groups, retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia. Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory prior to the onset of amnesia and anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memory. Other types of amnesia are Psychological including repressive amnesia and dissociative fugue, infantile amnesia, neurological amnesia (Alzheimer's disease, Pick's disease), post-traumatic Amnesia, drug-Induced Amnesia, transient global amnesia.Memory can also be divided into two groups depending on the duration, short-term memory and long-term memory.

Classification[edit | edit source]

Amnesia can be divided into two broad groups:
- Anterograde amnesia: The inability to form new memory. Past memory is intact.
- Retrograde amnesia: The loss of memory prior to the onset of amnesia. Patient can form new memories.
Memory can also be divided into groups depending on the duration:
- Short-term memory are for short period of time and use existing neuronal network.
- Long-term memory are long lasting and are formed by structural/functional changes in neuronal network.^[1]

Types of Amnesia	Main Features
Dissociative Amnesia	Temporary, episodic retrograde memory loss without structural brain damage. Cause is psychological in origin. Dissociative Amnesia is also referred to as psychological amnesia. It has variable presentation: Repressed amnesia is seen in patients where they are unable to recall a stressful or traumatic incident from the past due to psychological defense mechanism. Dissociative fugue has been observed in these patients where the identity and memory is lost. It is reversible and has variable time duration.^[2]^[3]
Transient global amnesia	Sudden episodic loss of anterograde and partial retrograde memory. Usually last less than twenty four hours.^[4]
Post-traumatic Amnesia	Amnesia that follows head trauma could be temporary or permanent. The span of memory loss is uncertain it could present with retrograde, anterograde or combined. Extent of injury and duration of loss of consciousness are important prognostic factors in determining the severity of amnesia. ^[5]
Infantile Amnesia	Also known as childhood amnesia. Early childhood memory is lost, usually up to the age of fours year. Influenced by cultural norms and sexual repression.^[6]
Drug-Induced Amnesia	Benzodiazepine are the most common group of drugs that can cause drug-induced amnesia, especially if used with alcohol. Memory loss could be long term or short term.^[7] Amnesia is anterograde from the time the drug was introduced and patient has impairment in forming new memories. It is reversible upon discontinuation of the drug.
Neurological Amnesia	Alzheimer's Disease, Pick's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
Amnesia in Korsakoff’s Syndrome	Caused by thiamine deficiency due to prolonged alcohol use or severe malnutrition. Anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia, and confabulation.^[8]
Selective Amnesia	Certain memory is lost. Patient may forget about certain relationships, talents, events, or traumatic incidents.
Epileptic Amnesia	Observed in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.^[9] Anterograde amnesia with short-term memory loss.
Lacunar amnesia	Memory of a particular event is lost. Lacuna mean 'a gap', which refers to leaving 'a gap' in memory.^[10]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Bisaz R, Travaglia A, Alberini CM (2014). "The neurobiological bases of memory formation: from physiological conditions to psychopathology". Psychopathology. 47 (6): 347–56. doi:10.1159/000363702. PMC 4246028. PMID 25301080.
↑ Bourget D, Whitehurst L (2007). "Amnesia and crime". J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 35 (4): 469–80. PMID 18086739.
↑ American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5
↑ Profice P, Rizzello V, Pennestrì F, Pilato F, Della Marca G, Sestito A; et al. (2008). "Transient global amnesia during transoesophageal echocardiogram". Neurol Sci. 29 (6): 477–9. doi:10.1007/s10072-008-1034-y. PMID 19031042.
↑ Leclerc S, Lassonde M, Delaney JS, Lacroix VJ, Johnston KM (2001). "Recommendations for grading of concussion in athletes". Sports Med. 31 (8): 629–36. doi:10.2165/00007256-200131080-00007. PMID 11475324.
↑ Wang Q (2003). "Infantile amnesia reconsidered: a cross-cultural analysis". Memory. 11 (1): 65–80. doi:10.1080/741938173. PMID 12653489.
↑ Sadock, Benjamin J., and Virginia A. Sadock. Kaplan & Sadock's concise textbook of clinical psychiatry. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. Print
↑ Kolb, Bryan, and Ian Q. Whishaw. Fundamentals of human neuropsychology. New York, NY: Worth Publishers, 2003. Print.
↑ Kopelman MD (2002). "Disorders of memory". Brain. 125 (Pt 10): 2152–90. doi:10.1093/brain/awf229. PMID 12244076.
↑ Benezech M, Leyssenne JP (1978). "[Lacunar amnesia and criminal behaviour : realities and medico-legal consequences]". Ann Med Psychol (Paris). 136 (6–8): 918–29. PMID 747264.

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[pmid25301080-1] Bisaz R, Travaglia A, Alberini CM (2014). "The neurobiological bases of memory formation: from physiological conditions to psychopathology". Psychopathology. 47 (6): 347–56. doi:10.1159/000363702. PMC 4246028. PMID 25301080.

[pmid18086739-2] Bourget D, Whitehurst L (2007). "Amnesia and crime". J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 35 (4): 469–80. PMID 18086739.

[3] American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5

[pmid19031042-4] Profice P, Rizzello V, Pennestrì F, Pilato F, Della Marca G, Sestito A; et al. (2008). "Transient global amnesia during transoesophageal echocardiogram". Neurol Sci. 29 (6): 477–9. doi:10.1007/s10072-008-1034-y. PMID 19031042.

[pmid11475324-5] Leclerc S, Lassonde M, Delaney JS, Lacroix VJ, Johnston KM (2001). "Recommendations for grading of concussion in athletes". Sports Med. 31 (8): 629–36. doi:10.2165/00007256-200131080-00007. PMID 11475324.

[pmid12653489-6] Wang Q (2003). "Infantile amnesia reconsidered: a cross-cultural analysis". Memory. 11 (1): 65–80. doi:10.1080/741938173. PMID 12653489.

[7] Sadock, Benjamin J., and Virginia A. Sadock. Kaplan & Sadock's concise textbook of clinical psychiatry. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. Print

[8] Kolb, Bryan, and Ian Q. Whishaw. Fundamentals of human neuropsychology. New York, NY: Worth Publishers, 2003. Print.

[pmid12244076-9] Kopelman MD (2002). "Disorders of memory". Brain. 125 (Pt 10): 2152–90. doi:10.1093/brain/awf229. PMID 12244076.

[pmid747264-10] Benezech M, Leyssenne JP (1978). "[Lacunar amnesia and criminal behaviour : realities and medico-legal consequences]". Ann Med Psychol (Paris). 136 (6–8): 918–29. PMID 747264.

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