posttraumatic amnesia

Definitions of posttraumatic amnesia
  1. noun
    loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
    synonyms: anterograde amnesia
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    type of:
    amnesia, blackout, memory loss
    partial or total loss of memory
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