Memory disorder

Introduction: Memory disorder

Description of Memory disorder

Memory disorder: disturbances in registering, retaining, or recalling a mental impression; e.g., amnesia or fugue.
Source: CRISP

Memory disorder: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Memory disorder: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Memory disorder:

• Memory
• Memory symptoms (497 causes)
• Disorder

Terms associated with Memory disorder:

Terms Similar to Memory disorder:

• Memory Loss

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Memory disorder:

• Amnesia
• Korsakoff Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Memory disorder

• Neurobehavioral Manifestations

Source - MeSH 2007

• learning disorder

Source - CRISP

The term Memory disorder can be used for:

• amnesia
• forgetting

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Memory disorder

The following list attempts to classify Memory disorder into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurologic Manifestations
    • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
      • Memory Disorders

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Signs and Symptoms
    • Neurologic Manifestations
      • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
        • Memory Disorders

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
    • Memory Disorders

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