Amnestic disorder

A disorder characterized by prominent impairment in learning new information or recalling previously acquired information, in the absence of other significant cognitive impairments, causing functional impairment. May be associated with Korsakoff syndrome (alcohol-related), or other causes.

Symptoms

• Episodic memory impairment (inability to learn new information) (also: Episodic memory impairment, inability to retain new information, anterograde amnesia, forgetting new events, impaired encoding of new memories)
• Retrograde memory impairment (loss of past memories) (also: Retrograde amnesia, loss of past memories, inability to recall prior life events, remote memory impairment, memories from before onset lost)
• Preserved consciousness and personal orientation (also: Preserved consciousness, intact orientation to person, aware of own identity, no clouding of consciousness, personal identity preserved)
• Impaired independent daily functioning (also: Impaired daily functioning, difficulty managing daily tasks alone, need for assistance, dependency in daily life, functional impairment from amnesia)
• Confabulation (filling memory gaps with fabrications) (also: Confabulation, filling memory gaps with invented stories, fabricated memories, unconscious false memories, memory gap filling)
• Disorientation to time or place (also: Disorientation to time, disorientation to place, temporal confusion, not knowing the date, confusion about location)
• Intact immediate recall (short-term memory preserved) (also: Intact immediate recall, short-term memory intact, can repeat digits immediately, working memory preserved, immediate memory unaffected)
• Preserved general intellectual ability (also: Preserved intellectual ability, intact IQ, general intelligence unaffected, isolated amnesia without global decline, normal intellect despite amnesia)

Differential diagnosis

When diagnosing Amnestic disorder, the following ICD-11 disorders should be considered in the differential diagnosis:

• Majaczenie (6D70)
• Łagodne zaburzenie neuropoznawcze (6D71)
• Amnezja dysocjacyjna (6B61)
• Amnezja dysocjacyjna z fugą dysocjacyjną (6B61.0)
• Amnezja dysocjacyjna bez fugi dysocjacyjnej (6B61.1)

Synonyms and related terms

Episodic memory impairment, inability to retain new information, anterograde amnesia, forgetting new events, impaired encoding of new memories, Retrograde amnesia, loss of past memories, inability to recall prior life events, remote memory impairment, memories from before onset lost, Preserved consciousness, intact orientation to person, aware of own identity, no clouding of consciousness, personal identity preserved, Impaired daily functioning, difficulty managing daily tasks alone, need for assistance, dependency in daily life, functional impairment from amnesia, Confabulation, filling memory gaps with invented stories, fabricated memories, unconscious false memories, memory gap filling, Disorientation to time, disorientation to place, temporal confusion, not knowing the date, confusion about location

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Amnestic disorder?

Symptoms associated with Amnestic disorder (ICD-11 6D72) include: Episodic memory impairment (inability to learn new information), Retrograde memory impairment (loss of past memories), Preserved consciousness and personal orientation, Impaired independent daily functioning, Confabulation (filling memory gaps with fabrications), Disorientation to time or place, Intact immediate recall (short-term memory preserved), Preserved general intellectual ability.

What disorders are in the differential diagnosis of Amnestic disorder?

The differential diagnosis of Amnestic disorder (6D72) includes: Majaczenie (6D70), Łagodne zaburzenie neuropoznawcze (6D71), Amnezja dysocjacyjna (6B61), Amnezja dysocjacyjna z fugą dysocjacyjną (6B61.0), Amnezja dysocjacyjna bez fugi dysocjacyjnej (6B61.1).

WHO ICD-11 source

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