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Originally Posted by Meeklo
Actually it is a plot hole.
My film appreciation class just watched Memento for our discussion on editing and we spent some time discussing this very subject.
He has short term memory loss but he did not get that condition until after the incident. He remembers everything before the incident, including his name and wife. He cannot remember that he has the condition because of his condition.
The only exception is he has that Sammy Jankis tattoo on his hand, in which he remembers Sammy from before the incident. And that tattoo would help "remind" him of his condition. But he does not look at his hand and remember Sammy everytime his memory resets, yet he still remembers having the condition.
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It mentioned that short term Memory loss doesn't effect the memory you get through repetition, so I always figured he remembers he has a condition through the sheer amount of times it has occurred to him and he needed it explaining under care.