"Amnesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)
| Descriptor ID |
D000647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.525.100 C23.888.592.604.529.100 F01.700.625.100 F03.615.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Amnesia- Amnesia
- Amnesias
- Amnesia-Memory Loss
- Amnesia Memory Loss
- Amnesia-Memory Losses
Amnesia, Global- Amnesia, Global
- Amnesias, Global
- Global Amnesia
- Global Amnesias
Amnestic State- Amnestic State
- Amnestic States
- State, Amnestic
- States, Amnestic
Amnesia, Tactile- Amnesia, Tactile
- Amnesias, Tactile
- Tactile Amnesia
- Tactile Amnesias
Amnesia, Temporary- Amnesia, Temporary
- Amnesias, Temporary
- Temporary Amnesia
- Temporary Amnesias
Amnesia, Dissociative- Amnesia, Dissociative
- Amnesias, Dissociative
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Amnesias
Amnesia, Hysterical- Amnesia, Hysterical
- Amnesias, Hysterical
- Hysterical Amnesia
- Hysterical Amnesias
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amnesia" by people in Profiles.
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Electroconvulsive therapy and cognition: a salutary reappraisal. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2016 12; 134(6):459-460.
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Dementia-related adverse events in PARADIGM-HF and other trials in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Eur J Heart Fail. 2017 01; 19(1):129-137.
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Acute loss of consciousness. Handb Clin Neurol. 2015; 127:195-204.
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Resolution of amnestic effects of an extended course of electroconvulsive therapy. J ECT. 2011 Sep; 27(3):251-5.
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Transient epileptic amnesia: a neurosurgical case report. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Apr; 20(4):709-13.
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A double blind study showing that two weeks of daily repetitive TMS over the left or right temporoparietal cortex reduces symptoms in patients with schizophrenia who are having treatment-refractory auditory hallucinations. Neurosci Lett. 2005 Mar 16; 376(3):177-81.
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Psychobiological evidence for the distinction between episodic and semantic memory. Neuropsychol Rev. 1990 Dec; 1(4):281-321.
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[Psychotropic properties of nootropic substances with a cholinergic action component in single and long-term use]. Farmakol Toksikol. 1987 Sep-Oct; 50(5):12-5.
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Epileptic amnesic attacks: benefit from antiepileptic drugs. Neurology. 1985 Aug; 35(8):1188-9.
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[Effects of piracetam during prolonged use in an experiment]. Farmakol Toksikol. 1985 Jul-Aug; 48(4):42-6.