Loss of the ability to form new memories beyond a certain point in time. This condition may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organically induced anterograde amnesia may follow CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; SEIZURES; ANOXIA; and other conditions which adversely affect neural structures associated with memory formation (e.g., the HIPPOCAMPUS; FORNIX (BRAIN); MAMMILLARY BODIES; and ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI). (From Memory 1997 Jan-Mar;5(1-2):49-71)
Also Known As:
Amnesia, Anterograde; Amnesia, Post-Ictal; Amnesia, Post Ictal; Amnesias, Anterograde; Amnesias, Post-Ictal; Anterograde Amnesias; Anterograde Memory Loss; Anterograde Memory Losses; Loss, Post-Ictal Memory; Losses, Post-Ictal Memory; Memory Loss, Post-Ictal; Memory Losses, Anterograde; Memory Losses, Post-Ictal; Post Ictal Memory Loss; Post-Ictal Amnesia; Post-Ictal Amnesias; Post-Ictal Memory Losses; Memory Loss, Anterograde; Post-Ictal Memory Loss