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Complications of Traumatic Brain Injuries: Amnesia

Amnesia is a condition that frequents the movies and TV shows. As amusing as it is on TV, amnesia is an extremely serious complication of traumatic brain injuries.

Amnesia is a condition in which memory is disturbed, either due to organic or functional causes. In simple terms, it is the loss of memory. Organic causes of amnesia include damage to the brain due to trauma or disease. In addition, generally sedative drugs can damage the brain and cause amnesia.

The functional causes of amnesia are generally psychological. The psychological causes are typically defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of a defense mechanism causing amnesia.

While there are known causes of amnesia, the onset of the condition may also be spontaneous. This type of amnesia is more common in middle-aged to elderly people, particularly males. This sort of amnesia generally lasts less than 24 hours.

Losing one’s memory is bad enough but, in some cases, people cannot imagine the future. This is particularly common in individuals who have damaged their hippocampus. They cannot imagine the future because they have no memories of the past. People, to imagine the future, will use past experiences to construct a possibility for the future.

There are two broad types of amnesia, anterograde and retrograde. Anterograde amnesia results in events that are in the immediate memory not being transferred to the permanent memory as long-term memory. It results in individuals not being able to remember anything that occurs, except for a brief period following the event, once anterograde amnesia sets in.

There are two broad types of amnesia, anterograde and retrograde. Anterograde amnesia results in events that are in the immediate memory not being transferred to the permanent memory as long-term memory. It results in individuals not being able to remember anything that occurs, except for a brief period following the event, once anterograde amnesia sets in.

Retrograde amnesia prevents people from recalling some memory or memories of the past, beyond ordinary forgetfulness. These are both terms to categorize patterns of symptoms.

Post-traumatic amnesia is the type of amnesia generally associated with traumatic brain injuries. It is usually only a temporary problem but it may be permanent. Post-traumatic amnesia can be anterograde, retrograde, or a combination of both. The amount of time covered by the amnesia is related to the degree of injury. It may give an indication of the prognosis for the recovery of other functions.

If you have been the victim of a traumatic brain injury, please contact the traumatic brain injury lawyers of Williams Kherkher at 1-866-950-9000 to discuss your situation and to determine your legal options.