Dave is thrown from his motorcycle and suffers a severe blow to the head. When his wife comes to visit him in the hospital, he can't remember her name. This is an example of

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Retrograde amnesia is a loss of memory-access to events that occurred or information that was learned before an injury or the onset of a disease. Dave's inability to remember his wife's name after a head injury is an example of retrograde amnesia, where he cannot recall information known before the incident.

Dave Is Thrown from His Motorcycle and Suffers a Severe