Amnestic syndrome

Also known as: Amnesia syndrome

Descriptor for memory loss syndromes.

Medical specialty: Neurology
Subspecialty: Neurology / Behavioral neurology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes, possible after brain injury
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Thalamic, hippocampal or diencephalic lesions.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (2)

anterograde amnesiamemory impairment

Note

Non-specific descriptor

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