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Article: Amnesia
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Amnesia
Types of Amnesia
What Causes Amnesia?
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Amnesia (am-NEE-zha) is loss of memory.
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Brain injury
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What would it be like to wake up one morning and not know who you are, not recognize your home or your parents, or not be able to account for your actions in the past days? This image of amnesia has been the basis of many movies and books. Amnesia is a gap in a person
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s memory. Although a short period of amnesia is fairly common, especially after a head injury, true amnesia is rarely as dramatic and extensive as it is portrayed by writers and filmmakers.
Types of Amnesia