Anterograde amnesia would prevent a patient from retrieving information that occurred a year before the date of the injury or operation that resulted in the amnesia.

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Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories after the onset of amnesia, or the inability to remember events that occur after the onset of amnesia. It does not necessarily affect memories from before the onset of amnesia.

Anterograde Amnesia Would Prevent a Patient from Retrieving Information That