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A patient with brain trauma cannot remember events prior to the trauma. Which type of amnesia does this symptom indicate?.
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A patient with brain trauma cannot remember events prior to the trauma. Which type of amnesia does this symptom indicate?.

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Post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) is a state of confusion that occurs immediately following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in which the injured person is disoriented and unable to remember events that occur after the injury.
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