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Amnesia

Memory loss. Anterograde amnesia: Being unable to form new memories after an event that caused damage to the brain (such as a tumour pressing on the brain). However, the person is able to recall everything that has happened before that event. Retrograde amnesia: Loss of memory for events, or information learned, before an event that caused damage to the brain (such as a tumour pressing on the brain).