Multiple Choice
A soap opera character who had a major head trauma cannot remember any post-injury people or events, but his memory for people and events prior to his injury is perfect. Is this fictional tale possible in the real world?
A) No; there is no evidence of amnesia involving new events.
B) Yes; amnesia involving new events is called retrograde amnesia.
C) No; the condition described on the soap opera is not really amnesia.
D) Yes; amnesia involving new events is called anterograde amnesia.
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