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Memory Disorders

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Definition: Disturbances in registering an impression, in the retention of an acquired impression, or in the recall of an impression. Memory impairments are associated with DEMENTIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ENCEPHALITIS; ALCOHOLISM (see also ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER); SCHIZOPHRENIA; and other conditions.     
Examples Amnesia; Korsakoff Syndrome 		Other names Memory Loss; Spatial Memory Disorders; Semantic Memory Disorders; Retention Disorder, Cognitive; Memory Losses; Memory Disorders, Spatial; Memory Disorders, Semantic; Memory Disorders, Age Related; Memory Disorder, Age-Related; Memory Disorder; Memory Deficit; Deficits, Memory; Deficit, Memory; Cognitive Retention Disorders; Cognitive Retention Disorder; Age-Related Memory Disorder; Age Related Memory Disorders; Spatial Memory Disorder; Semantic Memory Disorder; Retention Disorders, Cognitive

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