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Amnestic Disorder

Basics

  • Memory is an arbitrary term that encompasses:
    • Knowledge of facts (semantic memory)
    • Knowledge of previous self-experiences (episodic memory)
    • Exercise of a learned skill (procedural memory)
    • Temporary knowledge for immediate use (working memory)
  • Coded for by various regions of the brain, with significant involvement of the following:
    • Medial temporal lobe, including:
      • Amygdaloid nucleus
      • Hippocampus
      • Parahippocampal region
    • Thalamus, especially the dorsomedial nuclei
    • Hypothalamus
    • Basal forebrain
  • Amnestic disorder is a blanket statement to describe a deficit in any of these various memory types.

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Last updated: September 21, 2012
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