Anterogradnaya amnesia is the treatment of disease. Symptoms and prevention of the disease anterogradnaya amnesia

Anterogradnaya amnesia is a type of amnesia, memory impairment, caused by organic lesion brain structures. You cannot recall events, that occurred after the occurrence of the disease, injury or surgery. This saves memory for events, that preceded the disease or injury.

Anterograde amnesia may be a symptom of mental and neurological disorders.

Anterogradnaya amnesia — causes

• Organic mental disorder type (dementia, epilepsy, mental retardation)
• Various intoxications
• Transferred infectious diseases
• Surgical interventions
• Craniocerebral trauma, head injury
• Disorders of consciousness
• Neuroendocrine violations
• Age atrophic, degenerative lesions of the brain structures
• Somatic diseases
• Psychogenic factors (stresses, psihotravmirujushhie situation)

Anterogradnoj mechanism of amnesia is the inability of information move from short-term memory to long-term block, either the destruction of stored information.

Anterogradnoj symptoms of amnesia

• Loss of memory for events, that followed after the onset of the disease, injury or operation
• Saved memory on current events and developments, that occurred before the disease, injury or operation

Anterogradnaya amnesia can be observed in the period from two days up to several months.

Anterogradnaya amnesia — Diagnostics

Anterogradnaya amnesia diagnosed based on history, objective research and pathophysiological surveys, neurologist consultations, the psychiatrist and psychologist.

Anterogradnaya amnesia — kinds of diseases

There is a temporary form of amnesia anterogradnoj, caused by taking sleeping pills or tranquilizers.

Anterogradnaya amnesia patient actions

When symptoms anterogradnoj amnesia patient requires consulting a neurologist, the psychiatrist and psychologist. If the diagnosis is confirmed, the patient initially require in-patient treatment. Then he passes regular surveys until, until all symptoms eventually disappear.

Anterogradnoj treatment of amnesia

Treatment is aimed at removing the symptoms of the underlying disease, which led to the emergence of anterogradnoj amnesia and can last from a few weeks to six months.

At first, therapy antiretrogradnoj amnesia is conducted in a hospital environment. Patient appoint reception nootropics, preparations, improve holinergicescuu conductivity. Treatment includes nejropsihologicheskuju correction, effects on brain shock, low intensity.

Forecast of recovery depends on the calling anterogradnuju amnesia causes. When conducting timely and correct treatment to patients memory returns. Irreversible memory disorders, that have arisen due to atrophic and degenerative changes in the brain.

Anterogradnaya amnesia — Complications

Violation of social and labour Human Adaptation.

Prevention anterogradnoj amnesia

• Psycho-pedagogical accompaniment of elderly people, that will help them to intensify the processes of reflection and reassessment of one's own values;
• Correct pharmacotherapy and neuropsychological correction at initial stages of memory disorders.