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Noun: anterograde amnesia
  1. Loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
    "After the car accident, she suffered from anterograde amnesia and couldn't form new memories";
    - posttraumatic amnesia

Derived forms: anterograde amnesias

Type of: amnesia, blackout, memory loss

Encyclopedia: Anterograde amnesia