Loss of the ability to recall information that had been previously encoded in memory prior to a specified or approximate point in time. This process may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organic forms may be associated with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS; SEIZURES; DEMENTIA; and a wide variety of other conditions that impair cerebral function. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-9)
Also Known As:
Amnesia, Retrograde; Amnesia, Pre-Ictal; Memory Loss, Retrograde; Amnesia, Pre Ictal; Amnesias, Pre-Ictal; Amnesias, Retrograde; Memory Loss, Pre-Ictal; Memory Losses, Pre-Ictal; Memory Losses, Retrograde; Pre Ictal Memory Loss; Pre-Ictal Amnesia; Pre-Ictal Amnesias; Pre-Ictal Memory Losses; Retrograde Amnesias; Retrograde Memory Loss; Retrograde Memory Losses; Pre-Ictal Memory Loss