Amnesia meaning “without” is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage,disease, or psychological trauma. Amnesia can also be caused temporarily by the use of various sedatives and hypnotic drugs. Essentially, amnesia is loss of memory.
The memory can be either wholly or partially lost due to the extent of damage that was caused. There
are two main types of amnesia: retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia.
Retrograde amnesia is the inability to
retrieve information that was acquired
before a particular date, usually the date
of an
accident or operation. In some cases the
memory loss can extend back decades,
while
in others the person may lose only a few
months of memory. Anterograde amnesia
is
the inability to transfer new information
from
the short-term store into the long-term
store.
People with this type of amnesia cannot
remember things for long periods of
time.
These two types are not mutually
exclusive.
Both can occur within a patient at one
time.
Case studies, such as that of patient
R.B.,
show that both types of amnesia can
occur
simultaneously. Case studies also show
that
amnesia is typically associated with
damage to
the medial temporal lobe. In addition,
specific
areas of the hippocampus are involved
with memory. Research has also
shown that when areas of the
diencephalon
are damaged, amnesia can occur.
In people suffering with amnesia the
ability to
recall immediate information is still
retained, and they may still be
able to form new memories. However, a
severe
reduction in the ability to learn new
material
and retrieve old information can be
observed.
Patients can learn new procedural
knowledge.
In addition, priming can assist amnesiacs
in the
learning of fresh non-declarative
knowledge.
Amnesic patients also retain substantial
intellectual, linguistic, and social skill
despite
profound impairments in the ability to
recall
specific information encountered in prior
learning episodes.
‘Therefore, I’m sorry the man you brought
hit his head on the floor, the pressure
was too much that he has amnesia and
has forgotten everything about him,
including his name.’ The Doctor uttered.
‘Ha.. What do we do about this now?’ Mr
Akinola asked pitifully.
“The only thing is to get thing that will
make him remember his pasts, like if he
has a wife, children and maybe songs
that he loves and other things.” The
Doctor explained.
‘How do I get them… A man that doesn’t
even know where he’s from.’ Mr Akinola
uttered.
‘This is serious!’ The Doctor smiled and
rested his back on the chair.
••••
Damilola and Dolapo were together in the
living room discussing about Funke and
Gloria when they heard shouts of inside.
“What’s happening?” Dolapo asked Dami.
They started panting and rushed inside.
Damilola and Dolapo rushed inside, and
traced where the noise was coming from.
It was the Queen and other female maids
wailing, the King just gave up. “Just like
that?” Dolapo uttered and the feather-like
hand fan she was holding dropped.
Damilola felt dizzy and fell on the floor
immediately. The great man is gone…
••••
Tony was in the Akinolas’ living room all
alone looking around. Mr Akinola came
out with his family members and
introduced him to all of them. He was
happy to see them all although he
couldn’t remember all what had
happened to him in the past. He greeted
them with love.
Esther was the first daughter of the
family who’s of the same age with Tony.
She is a tall and fat lady, she loved
eating so much and turned it to hubby,
she was working with a great company
on the city through his father’s
intervention.
Boluwatife, the secong daughter, she has
also completed her studies and had
served. Very beautiful and dress-sensed,
she had no friend except the guy she was
in a relationship with, Abiola.
The last daughter is Foluke. Just in her
final year in a private university. She was
well known for her long and dark hair
and was also beautiful.
The only son of the family, Durodola.
He’s a young and ugly guy. He resembled
his father but his father isn’t as ugly as
he is. He loves playing BasketBall and
some other games, also in the University,
200 level Engineering.
••••
The whole Kingdom turned sour, everyone
sad and everywhere quiet. Two great
people in the Kingdom died the same
day, the king and…………
…To be continued…
