Svensk definition
Patologisk förlust av minnesförmågan. Orsaken kan vara psykisk eller organisk eller en kombination av dessa.
Amnesia
Minnesförlust
Engelsk definition
Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)
Svenska synonymer
Amnesi
Engelska synonymer
Amnesias — Amnesia-Memory Loss — Amnesia Memory Loss — Amnesia-Memory Losses — Amnesia, Global — Amnesias, Global — Global Amnesia — Global Amnesias — Amnestic State — Amnestic States — State, Amnestic — States, Amnestic — Amnesia, Tactile — Amnesias, Tactile — Tactile Amnesia — Tactile Amnesias — Amnesia, Temporary — Amnesias, Temporary — Temporary Amnesia — Temporary Amnesias — Amnesia, Dissociative — Amnesias, Dissociative — Dissociative Amnesia — Dissociative Amnesias — Amnesia, Hysterical — Amnesias, Hysterical — Hysterical Amnesia — Hysterical Amnesias