https://padlet.com/254581/5p52g3iebdfz en-us 2018-01-13 02:49:43 UTC 2018-01-13 03:00:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 254581 https://padlet.com/254581/5p52g3iebdfz/wish/221158844 Amnesia is when a person can no longer memorize or recall information that is stored in memory. It is very rare, despite being a popular theme for movies and books.]]> 2018-01-13 02:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/254581/5p52g3iebdfz/wish/221158844 254581 https://padlet.com/254581/5p52g3iebdfz/wish/221158877

Amnesia is an inability to lay down new memories, recall old memories, or both.

Other symptoms of amnesia can include confusion and uncoordinated movements.

Alcohol abuse can lead to a type of amnesia known as Wernicke-Korsakoff's psychosis.

Amnesia can be caused by many things including traumatic experiences and brain injury.

Amnesia usually resolves without treatment.

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False memories may be either completely invented or consist of real memories misplaced in time, in a phenomenon known as confabulation.

Uncoordinated movements and tremors indicate neurological problems.

Confusion or disorientation may occur.

There may be problems with short-term memory, partial or total loss of memory

The person may be unable to recognize faces or locations.

]]> 2018-01-13 02:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/254581/5p52g3iebdfz/wish/221158922 254581 https://padlet.com/254581/5p52g3iebdfz/wish/221159030  Dissociative amnesia generally arises as a defense mechanism to protect the individual from an upsetting event. Trying to forcibly make the person remember traumatic events can have catastrophic consequences, such as provoking suicidal or violent behavior, or even making the person retreat further into a dissociative state.]]> 2018-01-13 03:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/254581/5p52g3iebdfz/wish/221159030