Hideo suffers major trauma to his head when his car is hit by a speeding 18-wheeler. As a result of his injury, he loses certain memories. He cannot remember the crash itself or the preceding few months of his life, but he can recall memories from before. Hideo's condition is known as

A. retrograde amnesia.
B. memory repression.
C. anterograde amnesia.
D. posttraumatic stress disorder.


Answer: A

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