Amnesia

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 * Amnesia is a Dissociative Disorder
 * Amnesia is a partial or total loss of facts, memories, information, and experiences.
 * Amnesia can be caused by a stroke, an injury to the brain, hemorrhage, brain tumor, seizure disorders, surgery, Alcoholism, encephalitis (brain swells), not enough oxygen to the brain and electroconvulsive therapy.
 * Amnesia is not genetic
 * There are many types of amnesia but there are only two main types which are Retrograde and Anterograte. Retrograde is the loss of memory from ones past. Anterograte "when you can't recall any events or facts introduced since the amnesia began."
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 * People that are known having amnesia are called amnestic
 * Signs of Amnesia[[image:http://www.pubquizreference.co.uk/specialsection/simpsons/voiceartists/abe.png width="69" height="86"]]
 * When someone can't comprehend new material
 * When someone can't remember past material
 * False memories
 * Uncoordinated movements
 * Confusion[[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSEzJX-bDQQ-9PK-LavYmSaoJke11bQXnnP8sjbG1TFIT_G9CQGeA width="348" height="255" align="right" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=amnesia+brain&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&biw=940&bih=584&tbm=isch&tbnid=SyEytvEWJwCugM:&imgrefurl=http://votehalvorsonout.blogspot.com/2010/10/debbie-halvorson-insults-citizens-of.html&docid=n_4wra64GR0Z9M&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9f-1rLzDINw/TLearmYtHAI/AAAAAAAAALs/E9hjFddYpK4/s1600/amnesia.jpg&w=347&h=280&ei=tjzFTvyvDKLv0gH5mciVDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=659&vpy=276&dur=409&hovh=128&hovw=159&tx=166&ty=119&sig=107688869747611273316&page=1&tbnh=128&tbnw=159&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0"]]
 * Problems remember recent events
 * Partial loss of memory
 * Total loss of memory
 * Failure to remember people
 * Can't remember places
 * General public's definition
 * "inaccurate beliefs about recovery time and possible extent of recovery from brain injury; lack of awareness of the diversity of problems it can cause, particularly the existence of behavioural and cognitive sequelae; misconceptions about the capabilities of brain-injured people depending on the visibility or invisibility of their disability; and misidentification of brain-injured individuals as mentally ill or learning disabled."- Teresa L. Swift, Sarah L. Wilson, Informa health care


 * TreatmentsPsychotherapy
 * Working with a occupational therapist
 * Learning strategies
 * Learning to make best use of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) like a phone
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 * Amnesia linked to other diseases at this link. ..

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