Palimpsest

Palimpsest originally means parchment with older writing scraped off, for new use.

In medicine, the term palimpsest refers to an insular memory disorder, caused by intoxication (alcohol) or in delirious states. It prevented storing different lengths of time in the memory. [1]

References

  1. ↑ RABOCH, Jiří – ZVOLSKÝ, Petr, et al. Psychiatrie. první edition. Praha : Galén, 2001. pp. 107. ISBN 80-7262-140-8.