In a freak accident,Neeley damages her frontal cortex and is unable to remember anything that took place months before the accident.Neeley is suffering from ____.
A) retrograde amnesia
B) anterograde amnesia
C) Korsakoff's psychosis
D) Alzheimer's disease

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Retrograde amnesia is the inability to remember events that occurred before a brain injury or trauma. This matches the description of Neeley's situation where she cannot remember anything that took place months before the accident. Anterograde amnesia, on the other hand, is the inability to form new memories after the onset of the amnesia. Korsakoff's psychosis is a type of amnesia caused by alcohol abuse and is not related to Neeley's situation. Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia that affects memory, but it is a progressive and degenerative condition and not caused by a sudden injury like Neeley's.

In a Freak Accident,Neeley Damages Her Frontal Cortex and Is