A loss of consciousness from a grand mal seizure, a blow to head or a car accident is likely to lead to

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Consolidation failure refers to the inability to form new long-term memories due to damage or disruption to the brain's memory consolidation process. Loss of consciousness from events such as a grand mal seizure, a blow to the head, or a car accident can disrupt the brain's ability to consolidate memories, leading to consolidation failure. Retrieval failure refers to the inability to access stored memories, encoding failure refers to the inability to properly encode information in the first place, and prospective forgetting refers to the inability to remember to do something in the future. None of these directly relate to the loss of consciousness described in the question.

A Loss of Consciousness from a Grand Mal Seizure, a Blow