anterograde amnesia

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anterograde amnesia [ˈæntərəʊˌgreɪd]

(Medicine / Pathology) amnesia caused by brain damage in which the memory loss relates to events occurring after the damage Compare retrograde amnesia

[from Latin anterior previous and -grade]

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anterograde amnesia - loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma

posttraumatic amnesia

amnesia, memory loss, blackout - partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

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