Amnesia

Amnesia: Introduction

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 42 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 (type of Alcoholism)
• 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
• Emotional trauma
• Dementia
• Certain metabolic diseases
• Amnesic shellfish poisoning
• more causes...»

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Amnesia: Symptom Checker

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

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• Amnesia and Forgetfulness (27 causes)
• Amnesia and Behavioral symptoms (22 causes)
• Amnesia and Personality symptoms (21 causes)
• Amnesia and Memory symptoms (20 causes)
• Amnesia and Confusion (19 causes)
• Amnesia and Mental problems (19 causes)
• Amnesia and Head symptoms (18 causes)
• Amnesia and Movement symptoms (17 causes)
• Amnesia and Seizures (17 causes)
• Amnesia and Syncope (17 causes)
• Amnesia and Coma (16 causes)
• Amnesia and Nerve symptoms (16 causes)
• Amnesia and Cognitive impairment (16 causes)
• Amnesia and Pain (15 causes)
• Amnesia and Sensations (15 causes)
• Amnesia and Delirium (14 causes)
• Amnesia and Digestive symptoms (14 causes)
• Amnesia and Fainting (14 causes)
• Amnesia and Muscle symptoms (14 causes)
• Amnesia and Dementia (13 causes)
• more...»

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• Senior Health
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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Forgetfulness (295 causes)
• Memory symptoms (297 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Amnesia

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

• Memory loss (129 causes)
• Forgetfulness (295 causes)
• Alzheimer's disease (2 causes)
• Dementia (375 causes)
• Delirium (358 causes)
• Head trauma (8 causes)
• Paralysis (424 causes)
• Anterograde amnesia
• Retrograde amnesia
• Post traumatic amnesia
• more symptoms...»

Diagnostic Guides for Amnesia

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps 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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Amnesia: Medical Mistakes

• Alzheimer's Disease -- Health Mistakes
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Amnesia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Amnesia

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• Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
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Amnesia: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
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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 symptom might be Alzheimer's, whereas there are many other...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...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...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...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 ...read more »

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Amnesia: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

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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
• Diazemuls
• more causes...»

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
• Prilosec (Omeprazole) and Librium (Chlordiazepoxide) interaction
• more interactions...»

See full list of 69 drug interactions causing Amnesia

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
• Acute Pesticide poisoning - xylene - amnesia
• AIDS
• Alcohol-Induced Disorders - amnesia
• Alcoholic blackouts
• Alcoholic Neuropathy - amnesia
• Alzheimer's disease
• Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia
• more causes...»

See full list of 42 causes of Amnesia

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 42 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
• 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 41 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 42 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: