Diseases

Memory Disorders

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.

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Abstract

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.

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25 entry terms
  • Retention Disorders, Cognitive
  • Cognitive Retention Disorder
  • Cognitive Retention Disorders
  • Memory Disorder
  • Retention Disorder, Cognitive
  • Age-Related Memory Disorders
  • Memory Deficits
  • Memory Disorder, Semantic
  • Memory Disorder, Spatial
  • Memory Disorders, Age-Related
  • Memory Loss
  • Semantic Memory Disorder
  • Spatial Memory Disorder
  • Age Related Memory Disorders
  • Age-Related Memory Disorder
  • Deficit, Memory
  • Deficits, Memory
  • Memory Deficit
  • Memory Disorder, Age-Related
  • Memory Disorders, Age Related
  • Memory Disorders, Semantic
  • Memory Disorders, Spatial
  • Memory Losses
  • Semantic Memory Disorders
  • Spatial Memory Disorders

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

1969

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Previous Indexing

  • Amnesia (1966-1968)
  • Deja Vu (1968)
  • Memory (1966-1968)

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  1. C10w.597.606.525w
  2. C23.888w.592.604.529w
  3. F01.700.625w

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WM 173.7

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Memory Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008569. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008569
  2. Memory Disorders. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_disorder
  3. Memory Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3072083