amnesia caused by brain damage in which the memory loss relates to events occurring after the damage
Compare retrograde amnesia
Word origin
from Latin anterior previous and -grade
Examples of 'anterograde amnesia' in a sentence
anterograde amnesia
Anterograde amnesia with episodic memory impairment was the predominant phenotype.
Takeshi Ikeuchi, Toru Imamura, Yasuhiro Kawase, Yoshimi Kitade, Miyuki Tsuchiya, TakayoshiTokutake, Kensaku Kasuga, Ryuji Yajima, Tamao Tsukie, Akinori Miyashita, MorihiroSugishita, Ryozo Kuwano, Masatoyo Nishizawa 2011, 'Evidence for a Common Founder and Clinical Characteristics of Japanese Families withthe MAPT R406W Mutation', Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extrahttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/331243. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, neurocognitive side-effects such as anterograde amnesia still regularly occur.
Elvira Boere, Astrid M Kamperman, Arianne E van 't Hoog, Walter W van den Broek, TomK Birkenhäger 2016, 'Anterograde Amnesia during Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Prospective Pilot-Study inPatients with Major Depressive Disorder.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5074597?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
She had complete anterograde amnesia and slight retrograde amnesia without other neurological findings.
Tomoki Nakamizo, Ippei Tsuzuki, Takashi Koide 2015, 'Transient Global Amnesia with Reversible White Matter Lesions: A Variant of PosteriorReversible Encephalopathy Syndrome?', Case Reports in Neurological Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/541328. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
She was discharged with no medical problems, but the anterograde amnesia remained.
Hyuk-Hoon Kim, Young-Gi Min 2018, 'Anterograde Amnesia after Acute Glufosinate Ammonium Intoxication', Acute and Critical Carehttp://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2016-00444.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient presented with isolated anterograde amnesia following a partial colectomy complicated by peritonitis.
Samar A. Abbas, Halim Abboud, Moussa A. Chalah, Chadi Sabbagh, Samar S. Ayache 2018, 'Isolated Mammillary Bodies Damage—An Atypical Presentation of Wernicke Syndrome',Behavioral Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/8/11/104. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Patients with direct head trauma or reported retro- or anterograde amnesia were excluded from the study.
Helge Kasch, Luana Leonora Jensen 2019, 'Minor Head Injury Symptoms and Recovery From Whiplash Injury: A 1-Year ProspectiveStudy', Rehabilitation Process and Outcomehttps://doi.org/10.1177/1179572719845634. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For the treatment of the anterograde amnesia, pharmacological methods usually do notwork because of the neuronal loss.
Serap Erdogan 2010, 'Anterograde Amnesia', Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlarhttp://www.cappsy.org/archives/vol2/no2/cap_02_10.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Anterograde amnesia has been suggested to occur by the blocking of long term potentiation in hippocampus and piriform cortex.
Serap Erdogan 2010, 'Anterograde Amnesia', Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlarhttp://www.cappsy.org/archives/vol2/no2/cap_02_10.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Initial general and neurologic examinations were unremarkable but, from the day after admission, she exhibited anterograde amnesia.
Hyuk-Hoon Kim, Young-Gi Min 2018, 'Anterograde Amnesia after Acute Glufosinate Ammonium Intoxication', Acute and Critical Carehttp://www.accjournal.org/upload/pdf/acc-2016-00444.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)