Axial amnesia

Axial amnesia is amnesia caused by damage to the ascending reticular system. The ascending reticulum system that regulates alertness plays a major role in the mechanism of memory. No matter what causes the coma, the ascending reticulum system stops functioning during coma, depriving all memory activities, and the patient cannot retain this period Any memories. This type of memory disorder includes: amnesia during and after a generalized seizure; amnesia due to electrical shock; amnesia due to anesthesia.

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