Types of Memory Impairments

Question 1

Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 1

The inability to create new memory

• usually is the last to recovery after a comatose state.

Question 2

Contributing Factors to Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 2

Poor Attention, Distractability, Impaired Perception of Stimuli

Question 3

Post-Traumatic Amnesia

Answer 3

The time between the injury and when the patient is able to recall recent events.

• Patient DOES NOT recall the injury or events up until this point of recovery
• Used as indicator of the extent of damage

Question 4

Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 4

An inability to remeber events prior to injury.

• May progressively decrease with recovery