 Amnesia
"Amnesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D000647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.525.100 C23.888.592.604.529.100 F01.700.625.100 F03.615.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Amnesia- Amnesia
- Amnesias
- Amnesia-Memory Loss
- Amnesia Memory Loss
- Amnesia-Memory Losses
Amnesia, Global- Amnesia, Global
- Amnesias, Global
- Global Amnesia
- Global Amnesias
Amnestic State- Amnestic State
- Amnestic States
- State, Amnestic
- States, Amnestic
Amnesia, Tactile- Amnesia, Tactile
- Amnesias, Tactile
- Tactile Amnesia
- Tactile Amnesias
Amnesia, Temporary- Amnesia, Temporary
- Amnesias, Temporary
- Temporary Amnesia
- Temporary Amnesias
Amnesia, Dissociative- Amnesia, Dissociative
- Amnesias, Dissociative
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Amnesias
Amnesia, Hysterical- Amnesia, Hysterical
- Amnesias, Hysterical
- Hysterical Amnesia
- Hysterical Amnesias
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| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amnesia" by people in Profiles.
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Weintraub AH, Gerber DJ, Kowalski RG. Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus as a Confounding Influence on Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Feb; 98(2):312-319.
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Easter JS, Haukoos JS, Meehan WP, Novack V, Edlow JA. Will Neuroimaging Reveal a Severe Intracranial Injury in This Adult With Minor Head Trauma?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. JAMA. 2015 Dec 22-29; 314(24):2672-81.
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Naasan G, Irani SR, Bettcher BM, Geschwind MD, Gelfand JM. Episodic bradycardia as neurocardiac prodrome to voltage-gated potassium channel complex/leucine-rich, glioma inactivated 1 antibody encephalitis. JAMA Neurol. 2014 Oct; 71(10):1300-4.
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Walsh CM, Wilkins S, Bettcher BM, Butler CR, Miller BL, Kramer JH. Memory consolidation in aging and MCI after 1 week. Neuropsychology. 2014 Mar; 28(2):273-80.
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Alletag MJ, Auerbach MA, Baum CR. Ketamine, propofol, and ketofol use for pediatric sedation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Dec; 28(12):1391-5; quiz 1396-8.
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Loewenstein DA, Greig MT, Schinka JA, Barker W, Shen Q, Potter E, Raj A, Brooks L, Varon D, Schoenberg M, Banko J, Potter H, Duara R. An investigation of PreMCI: subtypes and longitudinal outcomes. Alzheimers Dement. 2012 May; 8(3):172-9.
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Wilkening GN, Madden JR. Memory disorders in children with central nervous system germ cell tumors. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2012 May-Jun; 29(3):161-70.
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Jin M, Pelak VS, Curran T, Nandy RR, Cordes D. A preliminary study of functional abnormalities in aMCI subjects during different episodic memory tasks. Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 May; 30(4):459-70.
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Eppig J, Wambach D, Nieves C, Price CC, Lamar M, Delano-Wood L, Giovannetti T, Bettcher BM, Penney DL, Swenson R, Lippa C, Kabasakalian A, Bondi MW, Libon DJ. Dysexecutive functioning in mild cognitive impairment: derailment in temporal gradients. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2012 Jan; 18(1):20-8.
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Jin M, Pelak VS, Cordes D. Aberrant default mode network in subjects with amnestic mild cognitive impairment using resting-state functional MRI. Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 Jan; 30(1):48-61.
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