(an-ter´o¯-gra¯d) Disorder of memory characterized by an inability to store and/or retrieve new information in long-term memory.
loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
Inability to consolidate information about ongoing events. Difficulty with new learning.
a memory deficit in which a person cannot form new memories or learn new information subsequent to a traumatic injury
A memory deficit suffered after some brain damage. It is an inability to learn and remember any information imparted after the injury, with little effect on memory for information acquired before the injury. See also retrograde amnesia.
The inability to store memories of events that occur after a specific incident or time.
Inability to lay down new memories ( Ch. 29).
Anterograde amnesia is a form of amnesia, or memory loss, where new events are not transferred to long-term memory. After the onset of the disorder, the sufferer will not be able to recall events which occurred only moments earlier, once their attention has shifted to something else.
