Symptom: Amnesia

Introduction: Amnesia

Amnesia: A disorder in which the ability to store and recall new information, as well as past information may be lost. See free access online books about Amnesia below. See detailed information below for a list of 34 causes of Amnesia, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Amnesia:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Amnesia. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Chronic alcoholism (see Alcohol abuse)
• Brain tumour
• Stroke
• Brain aneurysm
• Encephalitis
• Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia (see Alzheimer's disease)
• Traumatic brain injury
• Epilepsy
• AIDS
• Alcoholic blackouts (see Alcohol abuse)
• Concussion
• Abuse or trauma
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Psychogenic amnesia
• Migraine
• Encephalitis
• TIA
• Transient global amnesia
• Meningitis
• Alzheimer's disease
• Cerebral hypoxia
• Head trauma
• Hysteria
• Vertebrobasilar circulatory disorders
• Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
• Temporal lobe surgery

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Amnesia: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Amnesia, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Amnesia and Forgetfulness (21 causes)
• Amnesia and Behavioral symptoms (19 causes)
• Amnesia and Confusion (17 causes)
• Amnesia and Personality symptoms (17 causes)
• Amnesia and Memory symptoms (16 causes)
• Amnesia and Mental problems (15 causes)
• Amnesia and Head symptoms (14 causes)
• Amnesia and Movement symptoms (14 causes)
• Amnesia and Seizures (14 causes)
• Amnesia and Syncope (14 causes)
• Amnesia and Coma (13 causes)
• Amnesia and Nerve symptoms (12 causes)
• Amnesia and Digestive symptoms (11 causes)
• Amnesia and Pain (11 causes)
• Amnesia and Sensations (11 causes)
• Amnesia and Brain symptoms (11 causes)
• Amnesia and Clumsiness (10 causes)
• Amnesia and Delirium (10 causes)
• Amnesia and Dementia (10 causes)
• Amnesia and Eye symptoms (10 causes)

See full list of 685 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Amnesia

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Forgetfulness (182 causes)
• Memory symptoms (170 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Amnesia

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Amnesia:

• Memory loss (102 causes)
• Forgetfulness (182 causes)
• Alzheimer's disease (2 causes)
• Dementia (305 causes)
• Delirium (324 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Amnesia

Medical Books Excerpts Read excerpts from published book sections related to Amnesia from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Amnesia. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Amnesia

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Misdiagnosis and Amnesia

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or Alzheimer's disease, it can...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there are various possibilities, such as benign essential tremor, which is mostly...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as ...read more »

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Medications or substances causing Amnesia:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Amnesia as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Midazolam Hydrochloride
• Versed
• Dormicum
• Zetran Injection
• Apo-Diazepam

See full list of 11 medications causing Amnesia

Drug interactions causing Amnesia:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Amnesia as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Prilosec (Omeprazole) and Ativan (Lorazepam) interaction
• Prilosec (Omeprazole) and Dalmane (Flurazepam) interaction
• Prilosec (Omeprazole) and Doral (Quazepam) interaction
• Prilosec (Omeprazole) and Halcion (Triazolam) interaction
• Prilosec (Omeprazole) and Klonopin (Clonazepam) interaction

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Definitions of Amnesia:

Partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Organs affected by Amnesia:

The list of organs typically affected by Amnesia may include, but is not limited to:

• Brain

Detailed list of causes of Amnesia

The list below shows some of the causes of Amnesia mentioned in various sources:

• Abuse or trauma
• AIDS
• Alcohol-Induced Disorders - amnesia
• Alcoholic blackouts
• Alcoholic Neuropathy - amnesia

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How Common are these Causes of Amnesia?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Amnesia. Of the 34 causes of Amnesia that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 3 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 32 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 34 causes of Amnesia

Conditions listing symptoms: Amnesia:

The following list of conditions have 'Amnesia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Amnesia Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Amnesia based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: