A condition in which an individual suddenly abandons a present activity or lifestyle and starts a new and different one for a period of time, often in a different city; afterward, the individual alleges amnesia for events occurring during the f. period, although earlier events are remembered and habits and skills are usually unaffected. [Fr. fr. L. fuga, flight]
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fugue 'fyüg n a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect them
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a period of memory loss during which the patient leaves his usual surroundings and wanders aimlessly or starts a new life elsewhere. It is often preceded by psychological conflict and depression (see dissociative disorder) or it may be associated with organic mental disease.
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(fūg) [L. fuga a flight] a pathological state of altered consciousness in which an individual may act and wander around as though conscious but with behavior not directed by the complete, normal personality; the behavior is not remembered after the fugue ends. The term is often used to denote dissociative f. specifically.Medical dictionary. 2011.