Question

A young male was involved in a motor vehicle accident and experienced a closed head injury. He has no memory of the events leading up to the accident, but remembers that he was going to a birthday party. What is the correct term to use when documenting his memory loss?

A. Concussion
B. Cerebral contusion
C. Retrograde amnesia
D. Anterograde amnesia

Answer 1

The young male's memory loss is correctly termed retrograde amnesia, a form of amnesia where memories prior to the trauma are lost.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct term to use when documenting the young male's memory loss is C. Retrograde amnesia. Retrograde amnesia is characterized by a loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma. Since the young male cannot remember the events leading up to the accident, but remembers going to a birthday party, which is likely a memory from before the injury, this is indicative of retrograde amnesia.