This article was originally published on The Conversation. This article was originally published on The Conversation. In 2002’s “The Bourne Identity,” our protagonist wakes up having been shot and ...

The typical case is characterized by a sudden, complete inability to retain new information, lasting for several hours, in a middle-age or older person, with preservation of alertness and all other ...

Anterograde amnesia happens as a result of brain trauma that involves the hippocampus, fornix, or mammillary bodies. Here the patient is unable to recollect events, that occur after the onset of the ...

Transient amnesic syndromes are striking clinical phenomena that are commonly encountered by physicians in acute medical settings. Diagnosis of such syndromes can be challenging, and their causes have ...