Memory Impairments After TBI

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What is anterograde amnesia?

  • Inability to form new memories

  • Information after the injury is difficult to retain

  • Often last type of memory to recover


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What is retrograde amnesia?

  • Inability to remember events before the injury

  • Past memories are lost

  • May progressively improve during recovery


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What is post-traumatic amnesia?

  • Period after injury during which patient:

    • Cannot consistently form new memories

    • Cannot reliably recall recent events

  • Duration helps indicate injury severity


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How do you distinguish anterograde from retrograde amnesia?

  • Anterograde

    • Trouble making memories after injury

  • Retrograde

    • Loss of memories from before injury

Mnemonic:

  • ANTERO = ahead/new

  • RETRO = back/past