What is Anterograde amnesia?
'''Anterograde amnesia''' is a kind of [[amnesia]]. Amnesia is a problem with remembering things. In anterograde amnesia, people have trouble making [[memory|memories]] last - they forget. Amnesia is triggered by an event; people with anterograde amnesia have problems creating new memories after that event. With anterograde amnesia, the longer-term memories from the time before the event remain intact. The amnesia may be partial or complete. Very often Anterograde amnesia occurs together with [[retrograde amnesia]]. This is the case with conditions such as [[concussion]]. There are different other conditions which can also lead to anterograde amnesia. They include: *Certain [[drugs]]: For example, [[benzodiazepine]]s *[[Injury|injuries]] of the [[brain]], most commonly [[traumatic brain injury]] *Certain diseases, for example a kind of [[encephalitis]], caused by the [[herpes simplex]] [[virus]]. *Being [[drunk]] can cause anterograde amnesia. [[Category:Neurology]] [[Category:Amnesia]] {{biology-stub}}