Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Easy
Amnesia
Meaning: Partial or complete loss of memory, either for past events or for forming new memories.
In practice: After the head injury he had amnesia for the hour before and after the accident.
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Which word means: Bacterial respiratory infection causing bouts of violent coughing; whooping cough.
Answer: Pertussis
Which word means: Unintentional filling of memory gaps with invented or distorted information that the person believes is true.
Answer: Confabulation
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