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Amnesia and Depressant

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Difference between Amnesia and Depressant

Amnesia vs. Depressant

Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma. A depressant, or central depressant, is a drug that lowers neurotransmission levels, which is to depress or reduce arousal or stimulation, in various areas of the brain.

Similarities between Amnesia and Depressant

Amnesia and Depressant have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anterograde amnesia, Drug, Epileptic seizure, Hypnotic, Migraine, Sedative.

Anterograde amnesia

Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.

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Drug

A drug is any substance (other than food that provides nutritional support) that, when inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, absorbed via a patch on the skin, or dissolved under the tongue causes a temporary physiological (and often psychological) change in the body.

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Epileptic seizure

An epileptic seizure is a brief episode of signs or symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Hypnotic

Hypnotic (from Greek Hypnos, sleep) or soporific drugs, commonly known as sleeping pills, are a class of psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia (sleeplessness), or surgical anesthesia.

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Migraine

A migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe.

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Sedative

A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement.

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Amnesia and Depressant Comparison

Amnesia has 103 relations, while Depressant has 140. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 2.47% = 6 / (103 + 140).

References

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