"Amnesia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)
| Descriptor ID |
D000647
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.525.100 C23.888.592.604.529.100 F01.700.625.100 F03.615.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Amnesia- Amnesia
- Amnesias
- Amnesia-Memory Loss
- Amnesia Memory Loss
- Amnesia-Memory Losses
Amnesia, Global- Amnesia, Global
- Amnesias, Global
- Global Amnesia
- Global Amnesias
Amnestic State- Amnestic State
- Amnestic States
- State, Amnestic
- States, Amnestic
Amnesia, Tactile- Amnesia, Tactile
- Amnesias, Tactile
- Tactile Amnesia
- Tactile Amnesias
Amnesia, Temporary- Amnesia, Temporary
- Amnesias, Temporary
- Temporary Amnesia
- Temporary Amnesias
Amnesia, Dissociative- Amnesia, Dissociative
- Amnesias, Dissociative
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Amnesias
Amnesia, Hysterical- Amnesia, Hysterical
- Amnesias, Hysterical
- Hysterical Amnesia
- Hysterical Amnesias
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amnesia" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Detection of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment with Sex-Specific Cognitive Norms. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021; 84(4):1763-1770.
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Visuospatial performance in patients with statistically-defined mild cognitive impairment. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2020 04; 42(3):319-328.
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Visual versus Verbal Working Memory in Statistically Determined Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: On behalf of the Consortium for Clinical and Epidemiological Neuropsychological Data Analysis (CENDA). J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2019 11; 25(10):1001-1010.
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Visuoconstructional Impairment in Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2016; 23(1):43-52.
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Memory deficits, postconcussive complaints, and posttraumatic stress disorder in a volunteer sample of veterans. Rehabil Psychol. 2013 Aug; 58(3):245-52.
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Clinical differences among mild cognitive impairment subtypes in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2012 Aug; 27(9):1129-36.
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Dysexecutive functioning in mild cognitive impairment: derailment in temporal gradients. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2012 Jan; 18(1):20-8.
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Entorhinal cortex volume is associated with episodic memory related brain activation in normal aging and amnesic mild cognitive impairment. Brain Imaging Behav. 2011 Jun; 5(2):126-36.
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MRI-based volumetric measurement of the substantia innominata in amnestic MCI and mild AD. Neurobiol Aging. 2011 Oct; 32(10):1756-64.
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The heterogeneity of mild cognitive impairment: a neuropsychological analysis. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2010 Jan; 16(1):84-93.