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Memory function is vulnerable to a variety of pathologic processes including neurodegenerative diseases, strokes, tumors, head trauma, hypoxia, cardiac surgery, malnutrition, attention-deficit disorder, depression, anxiety, the side effects of medication, and normal aging.^1,2 As such, memory impairment is commonly seen by physicians in multiple disciplines including neurology, psychiatry, medicine, and surgery. Memory loss is often the most disabling feature of many disorders, impairing the normal daily activities of the patients and profoundly affecting their families.

Some perceptions about memory, such as the concepts of "short-term" and "long-term," have given way to a more refined understanding and improved classification systems. These . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Procedural Memory

Working Memory

Conclusion

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From the Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, Mass., the Department of Neurology, Boston University, Boston, and the Department of Neurology, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston (A.E.B.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston, and McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass. (B.H.P.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Budson at GRECC, Bldg. 62, Rm. B30, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, 200 Springs Rd., Bedford, MA 01730, or at abudson@partners.org.

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