Memory loss

Memory loss
Definition:
Memory loss (amnesia) is unusual forgetfulness that can be caused by brain damage due to disease or injury, or it can be caused by severe emotional trauma.
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Memory loss: When to seek help
Alzheimer's symptoms follow a pattern distinct from that of normal memory loss.
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Memory loss
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Memory loss, such as forgetting recently learned information like names and phone numbers.
Difficulty performing familiar tasks, such as cooking a meal.
Problems with language, such as forgetting simple words or substituting unusual words.
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Memory loss in MCI is more severe than purely age-related memory loss.
There are other types of MCI, but the type involving short-term memory loss is the most common. Medical professionals call this type “amnestic” MCI.
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Memory loss may result from bilateral damage to the limbic system of the brain responsible for memory storage, processing, and recall.
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Memory loss is a very common symptom, in particular, short-term memory loss. Other symptoms that may be present include: ...
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Memory loss or loss for words during speech
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- Memory loss can also be caused by senile dementia, Korsakoff's syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, allergies (all of which see), or alcoholism.
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"After memory loss, the biggest concern of older individuals is loss of mobility," said Dr Raj Shah, medical director of the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Centre's Memory Clinic.
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Amnesia (Memory Loss)
Memory Loss
Medical Tests
Cognitive Testing
Mental Status Exam (Mini-Mental Status Examination)
Mini-Mental State Exam (Mini-Mental Status Examination)
Mini-Mental Status Examination
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Over time the memory loss gets worse. Co-workers and friends notice the memory loss. The person has problems reading, writing, and understanding. He or she may misplace or lose things.
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Loss of Memory (Memory Loss)
Loss of Movement (Muscle Function Loss)
Loss of Sensation (Numbness and Tingling)
Loss of Smell (Smell - Impaired)
Loss of Taste (Taste - Impaired) ...
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In some instances, memory loss is an organic, physiological process. Retrograde amnesia, i.e., the failure to remember events preceding a head injury, is evidence of interrupted consolidation of memory.
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Your specific question has to do with memory loss after a stroke. When a person becomes confused, has memory loss, difficulty planning and organizing, decreased attention span and/or other signs of intellectual decline after a stroke, ...
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Blockage in the chambers of the heart (atrioventricular block) Brain dysfunction resulting in memory loss (encephalopathy) Damage to nerves in the head (cranial neuropathy) Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord (encephalomyelitis) or membranes ...
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Transient global amnesia: A passing episode of short-term memory loss without other signs or symptoms of neurological impairment.
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Did the seizure occur with some memory loss (partial amnesia) about the seizure?
Did the seizure occur with re-experience of emotions (recalled emotion)?
Did the seizure occur with lip smacking?
Did the seizure occur with cheek or tongue biting?
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They may also cause a wide range of central nervous system effects, including disorientation, confusion, memory loss, hallucinations, psychoses, agitation, nervousness, delusions, delirium, paranoia, euphoria, excitement, lightheadedness, dizziness, ...
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Alzheimer's Disease is loosely defined as 'unexplained progressive memory loss', usually affecting people over the age of 50. Although problems with memory are characteristic of the disorder, Alzheimer's causes more than simple memory loss.
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The first symptoms to appear include slow thinking, difficulty concentrating, impaired judgment and memory loss.
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Memory loss.
Increased tendencies toward impulsive and compulsive behaviors.
Altered perceptions such as a distorted sense of time.
Other sensory distortions.
Hallucinations.
Psychotic organic brain syndrome (rarely).
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Moderate Signs Include: Heavy sweating, increasing weakness, heart palpitations, memory loss, double vision, problems walking, and numbness in the area of the mouth and (possibly) the fingers.
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AMNESIA - A partial or complete loss of memory. The spontaneous development of amnesia is referred to as transient global amnesia. Memory loss may also occur after a significant head injury (concussion).
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