With the anterograde types of amnesia, the person experiences a
memory loss of recent experiences
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Anterograde amnesia is an inability to remember new information
from the period beginning the amnesic episode.
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Persons with anterograde amnesia often ask questions and, after
receiving a response, immediately ask the same question again
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an individual may remember what occurred 20 years previously,
but is unable to remember what occurred 20 minutes ago. This memory
defect is referred to as anterograde amnesia