Diseases

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anterograde amnesia

Health care; Diseases

Loss of the ability to form new memories beyond a certain point in time. This condition may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organically induced anterograde amnesia may follow craniocerebral ...

unconsciousness

Health care; Diseases

Loss of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment combined with markedly reduced responsiveness to environmental stimuli.

Loss of the ability to recall information that had been previously encoded in memory prior to a specified or approximate point in time. This process may be organic or psychogenic in origin. Organic ...

pure alexia

Health care; Diseases

Loss of the power to comprehend written materials despite preservation of the ability to write (i.e., alexia without agraphia). This condition is generally attributed to lesions that "disconnect" the ...

periodontal attachment loss

Health care; Diseases

Loss or destruction of periodontal tissue caused by periodontitis or other destructive periodontal diseases or by injury during instrumentation. Attachment refers to the periodontal ligament which ...

agraphia

Health care; Diseases

Loss or impairment of the ability to write (letters, syllables, words, or phrases) due to an injury to a specific cerebral area or occasionally due to emotional factors. This condition rarely occurs ...