Clive Wearing suffered serious memory loss from permanent brain damage after a viral infection. The memory loss resulting from his ailment is called ________.
A) Korsakov's syndrome
B) amnesia
C) encephalitis
D) viral memory loss

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Clive Wearing's condition is best described as amnesia, which is a loss of memory due to brain damage or disease. In his case, the damage was caused by herpes simplex encephalitis, leading to severe anterograde and retrograde amnesia.

Clive Wearing Suffered Serious Memory Loss from Permanent Brain Damage