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Memory loss

Last edited 24 May 2022. Last reviewed 27 May 2022

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The loss of memory in Alzheimer's disease is characterized by:

the loss being the most prominent defect and is often the presenting complaint
autobiographical memory, and memory of everyday events is lost early in the disease, whilst short term memory is initially preserved.

Reference:

(1) Rossor, M. (1993). Alzheimer’s Disease. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 307(6907), 779–782. http://www.jstor.org/stable/29721161

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