Harry Suffered Some Oxygen Deprivation During a Routine Surgery and as a Result

question 369

Multiple Choice

Harry suffered some oxygen deprivation during a routine surgery and as a result he is no longer able to form new memories.He can read the same magazine repeatedly,hear the same jokes,or meet the same people - to him it is all like the first time.What kind of memory problem does Harry have?

• A) retrograde amnesia
• B) anterograde amnesia
• C) dementia
• D) dissociative memory disorder

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