#amnesia__memory_loss__blackout partial or total loss of memory: "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
supertype: #cognitive_state__cognitivestate__state_of_mind the state of a person's cognitive processes
subtype: #anterograde_amnesia__anterogradeamnesia__posttraumatic_amnesia__posttraumaticamnesia loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
subtype: #retrograde_amnesia loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma
subtype: #forgetfulness__forgetfulnes tendency to forget
subtype: #selective_amnesia__selectiveamnesia amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember; "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"
subtype: #posthypnotic_amnesia selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist
subtype: #transient_global_amnesia memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons; characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours; person is otherwise alert and intellectually active
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