Treatment of amnesia depends on the root cause of amnesia and is handled on an individual basis. Regardless of cause, cognitive rehabilitation may be helpful in learning strategies to cope with memory, impairment. For example,a person who has suffered a traumatic event may benefit from sedation,
plenty of love and care, and (perhaps) psychiatric treatment.
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TYPES OF AMNESIA:
Anterograde amnesia: People who find it hard to remember ongoing events after suffering an injury to the head. They do not tend to forget their childhood or who they are, but have trouble remembering day-to-day events.
Retrograde amnesia:
People who find it hard to retrieve memories prior to an incident in which they suffer [...]
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Introduction to Amnesia:
Amnesia is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. In simple terms it is the loss of memory. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. [...]
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