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R41.2: Retrograde amnesia

You can no longer remember things from the past properly.

There are many reasons why you might not be able to remember things correctly. Most often, the brain has been damaged as a result of an injury or inflammation, for example. However, the brain may also no longer have been supplied with sufficient blood. The brain can also be damaged by too much alcohol or not enough vitamins. Mental illness can also sometimes cause you not to be able to remember things properly.

You cannot remember events that happened before your brain damage. You cannot remember information from the past either.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).