A report on Anterograde amnesia and Blackout (drug-related amnesia)

Hippocampus (brain)

Blackouts are frequently described as having effects similar to that of anterograde amnesia, in which the subject cannot recall any events after the event that caused amnesia.

- Blackout (drug-related amnesia)

Anterograde amnesia can also be caused by alcohol intoxication, a phenomenon commonly known as a blackout.

- Anterograde amnesia
Hippocampus (brain)

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Deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease, but it can also be caused temporarily by the use of various sedatives and hypnotic drugs.

Deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease, but it can also be caused temporarily by the use of various sedatives and hypnotic drugs.

Amnesie

There are two main types of amnesia: retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia.

Alcohol can both cause blackouts and have deleterious effects on memory formation.