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Additional Information

1. The leading causes of amnesia are either physical or psychological. In

2. antergrade amnesia, the subject is unable to recall the events that occur after

3. a shock or an injury to the brain; however, past memories will not be lost. In

4. retrograde amnesia, the patient is capable of recalling events that occur after the

5. trauma; interestingly enough, information stored before the shock, is lost and

6. cannot be retrieved. In paraamnesia, established memories are contorted. In

7. psychogenic fugue, the subject may venture into a new lifestyle, trying to

8. repress memories which lead to trepidation. The events happening during

9. psychogenic fugue are non-retrievable. Nonetheless, the experiences that

10. happened before the onset can be recovered. Among the most popular

11. treatments for psychologically related amnesia are psychotherapy, the use of

12. drugs, and hypnosis.

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