amnesic

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During this six-month period, mussels may have naturally occurring toxins that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning and domoic acid biotoxins, also known as amnesic shellfish poisoning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

By 2014, Bill was unable to remember what he had done even two hours before and a memory clinic in London diagnosed him with amnesic mild cognitive impairment.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

Casey and Sutton’s relationship has long been viciously acrimonious, so Casey struggles to understand the partially amnesic, docile sister who returns to her family — is Sutton irrevocably damaged?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

“Nevertheless, when you do that over and over and over again within amnesic shadow window, they are more likely to forget the unpleasant scene.”

From Scientific American • Dec. 9, 2022

She was amnesic for her delusions and hallucinations.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)