State,Amnestic

《英文msh词典》State,Amnestic
[入口词] State,Amnestic
[主题词] Amnesia
[英文释义] 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)