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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.606.525.100 C23.888.592.604.529.100 F01.700.625.100 F03.615.200
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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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]
Memory Disorders [C10.597.606.525]
Amnesia [C10.597.606.525.100]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C23.888.592.604]
Memory Disorders [C23.888.592.604.529]
Amnesia [C23.888.592.604.529.100]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [F01.700]
Memory Disorders [F01.700.625]
Amnesia [F01.700.625.100]
Mental Disorders [F03]
Neurocognitive Disorders [F03.615]
Amnesia [F03.615.200]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1
2018	1	1	2
2020	0	1	1

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Barash JA, Whitledge J, Watson CJ, Boyle K, Lim C, Lev MH, DeMaria A, Ganetsky M. Opioid-associated amnestic syndrome: Description of the syndrome and validation of a proposed definition. J Neurol Sci. 2020 Oct 15; 417:117048.

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Barash JA, Ganetsky M, Boyle KL, Raman V, Toce MS, Kaplan S, Lev MH, Worth JL, DeMaria A. Acute Amnestic Syndrome Associated with Fentanyl Overdose. N Engl J Med. 2018 Mar 22; 378(12):1157-1158.

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Jessen F, Spottke A, Boecker H, Brosseron F, Buerger K, Catak C, Fliessbach K, Franke C, Fuentes M, Heneka MT, Janowitz D, Kilimann I, Laske C, Menne F, Nestor P, Peters O, Priller J, Pross V, Ramirez A, Schneider A, Speck O, Spruth EJ, Teipel S, Vukovich R, Westerteicher C, Wiltfang J, Wolfsgruber S, Wagner M, D?zel E. Design and first baseline data of the DZNE multicenter observational study on predementia Alzheimer's disease (DELCODE). Alzheimers Res Ther. 2018 02 07; 10(1):15.

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Mitra B, Rau TF, Surendran N, Brennan JH, Thaveenthiran P, Sorich E, Fitzgerald MC, Rosenfeld JV, Patel SA. Plasma micro-RNA biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis after traumatic brain injury: A pilot study. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Apr; 38:37-42.

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Seshadri S, Moonis M. Dipping to clear amyloid: Cerebrovascular reactivity and neurodegeneration--cause or effect? Neurology. 2015 Dec 01; 85(22):1918-9.

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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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Crowther JE, Hanten G, Li X, Dennis M, Chapman SB, Levin HS. Impairments in learning, memory, and metamemory following childhood head injury. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2011 May-Jun; 26(3):192-201.

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Sherrin T, Blank T, Hippel C, Rayner M, Davis RJ, Todorovic C. Hippocampal c-Jun-N-terminal kinases serve as negative regulators of associative learning. J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 06; 30(40):13348-61.

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Budson AE, Schlaug G, Briemberg HR. Perfusion- and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in transient global amnesia. Neurology. 1999 Jul 13; 53(1):239-40.

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Wenden FJ, Crawford S, Wade DT, King NS, Moss NE. Assault, post-traumatic amnesia and other variables related to outcome following head injury. Clin Rehabil. 1998 Feb; 12(1):53-63.

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