Abstract

REVIEW ON AMNESIA: CAUSES AND TREATMENT

Bhartendu Sharma*, Jatin Dabar, Ananya Vyas and Anupama Kumari

Abstract

The ability to form, preserve, or recall memories is significantly impaired in amnesia, a complicated neurological disorder. It frequently results from a variety of causes, such as brain trauma, illnesses, psychological trauma, or other neurological problems, and can present as a partial or total loss of memory. Retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia are the two basic types of amnesia. Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to develop new memories after the onset of the disorder, whereas retrograde amnesia deals with the loss of memories that were formed before the onset of the disorder. Damage to certain brain structures, such as the hippocampus and surrounding areas, which are essential for memory consolidation and retrieval, can cause these different types of amnesia.

Keywords: Retrograde, anterograde, dementia, hippocampus.