retrograde amnesia
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌret.rə.ɡreɪd æmˈniː.zi.ə//ˌret.rə.ɡreɪd æmˈniː.ʒə/us/ˌret.rə.ɡreɪd æmˈniː.ʒə//ˌret.rə.ɡreɪd æmˈniː.zi.ə/aconditionin which someone isunabletorememberthings thathappenbefore theeventthatcausedthecondition, which may be abraininjury, aseriousillness, astroke(= achangein thebloodsupplyto thebrainthat can make youunabletomoveparticularpartsof thebody), etc.:
逆行性遗忘症Diseases such asdementiacausegradualretrogradeamnesia.像痴呆这样的疾病会渐渐导致逆行性遗忘症。
Anepilepticfitmay befollowedby abriefperiodofretrogradeamnesia.在癫痫发作之后可能会发生短暂的逆行性遗忘症。
Compare
anterograde amnesia
- Totalretrogradeamnesiais veryrare.
- Arareformofretrogradeamnesiawasdiagnosed.
- Themajorityofpatientsareleftonly with an amnesicgapfor theperiodofcoma, together with avariableamountofretrogradeamnesiaforpartof therecoveryperiod.
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absent-mindedness
- amnesia
- amnesiac
- anterograde
- blur
- bury
- erase
- fall/slip through the cracksidiom
- featherbrained
- forget
- forget itidiom
- forgetful
- putsomethingbehindyouidiom
- radar
- remove
- retrograde
- rusty
- scatterbrained
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Disorders of muscles & the nervous system