Tonya was involved in a car accident and had a traumatic brain injury. She was able to remember the events leading up to the accident in detail, but remembers nothing thereafter, including her trip to the hospital, until she was assessed in trauma. Assuming she never lost consciousness and was interacting with emergency personnel, this is most consistent with ________.
A) retroactive amnesia
B) proactive amnesia
C) anterograde amnesia
D) retrograde amnesia

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This is a classic description of anterograde amnesia, where the individual cannot form new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, despite being able to recall events that happened before it.

Tonya Was Involved in a Car Accident and Had a Traumatic