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Amnestic syndrome

also: Amnesia syndrome

Descriptor for memory loss syndromes.

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
Alternative names & eponyms
Amnesia syndrome
Note
Non-specific descriptor

Etiology & mechanism

Thalamic, hippocampal or diencephalic lesions.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded for this syndrome.

Symptoms & signs (2)

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Shares genes with

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