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After recovering from a car accident, a woman cannot remember the events just before the crash. What is this condition called?

Correct answer A. Retrograde amnesia

Explanation

Retrograde amnesia is loss of memory for events that happened before an injury, whereas anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories afterwards.

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