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What is a good example of anterograde amnesia?

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Person forgetting post accident details after an accident

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Anterograde Amnesia refers to lack of capability to make new memories. It happens due at event leading to amnesia. Amnesia is inability of brain to remember recent past information , however meanwhile - long term previous memory remain unaffectedly intact. It can happen as a result of traumatic event.

Example : A person been involved in an accident, memorises & recalls only the memories of incidents before accident, doesn't remember the incidents after the accident

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