Excerpts with permission from Graham, Allan W. & Schultz, Terry K. (Editors) (American Society of Addiction Medicine): Principles of Addiction Medicine, 2nd Edition
(alcoholic blackout)
Acute anterograde amnesia with no formation of long-term memory, resulting from Intoxication with alcohol or other drugs; i.e., a period of memory loss for which there is no recollection of activities.
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