OUTLINES

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITION

CAUSES

CLINICAL FEATURES

AETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

KORSAKOV SYNDROME

INVESTIGATIONS

MANAGEMENT

COURSE AND PROGNOSIS

CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

Amnesia is loss of memory.

Amnestic also known as amnestic disorders or syndromes.

These are those which episodic memory is specifically and persistently affected and with decline from previous level of functioning.