‘My dentist saved my tooth, but wiped my memory’
After simple dental surgery, William lost his ability to form new memories. This real-life medical mystery should change the way we think about the brain, says David Robson.
Hasnain says:
The fact that this can happen seemingly randomly is terrifying.
“When I speak to him, he has just relearnt – for the thousandth time – that his daughter and son are now 21 and 18, not the young children he remembers. He hopes the rest of their lives will not be lost to him. “I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and remember it. Should they become parents, I would like to remember that I have grandchildren, and who they are.””
Posted on 2020-09-24T04:37:40+0000