Causes of Forgetfulness

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Conditions listing medical complications: Forgetfulness:

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

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More Information About Forgetfulness

• Forgetfulness: Introduction
• Diagnostic tests for Forgetfulness
• Diagnosis Checklist: Questions Doctors Should Ask for Forgetfulness
• Medical Textbooks Online for Forgetfulness
• Symptom combinations for Forgetfulness
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• Diabetes-related causes of Forgetfulness
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List of 294 causes of Forgetfulness

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Forgetfulness in our database from various sources.

• Acrodynia - impaired memory
• Acute confusional state
• Acute Pesticide poisoning - xylene - amnesia
• ADD - forgetfulness
• ADHD - forgetfulness
• Adhesive abuse - memory problems
• Adhesive addiction - memory problems
• Adjustment disorder
• Aerosol abuse - memory problems
• Aerosol addiction - memory problems
• Age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) - the normal forgetfulness of aging.
• Agenesis of the corpus callosum - impaired auditory memory
• Aging - Slight memory loss
• AIDS - because they acquire a brain infection
• Alcohol abuse - memory problems
• Alcohol drinking - loss of memory
• Alcohol Withdrawal - loss of memory
• Alcohol-Induced Disorders - amnesia
• Alcoholic Neuropathy - amnesia
• Alcoholism - loss of memory
• Alzheimer disease 10 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 12 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 13 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 14 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 15 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 16 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease) - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 5 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 6 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 7 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 8 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease 9 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease type 1 - forgetfulness
• Alzheimer disease type 2 - forgetfulness
• Alzheimer disease type 4 - forgetfulness
• Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease, familial - forgetfulness
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 11 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease, familial, 4 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer disease, familial, type 3 - forgetfulness
• Alzheimer's disease - forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Alzheimer's disease without Neurofibrillary tangles - forgetfulness
• Amnesia - temporary memory loss
• Amnesic shellfish poisoning - permanent short-term memory loss
• Amnestic disorder - memory disturbances
• Amphetamine abuse - impaired memory
• Anoxia - amnesia
• Asperger syndrome - excellent rote memory
• Atlantic mussel food poisoning - short-term memory loss
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - forgetfulness
• Autoimmune limbic encephalitis - memory problems
• Autoimmune thyroid diseases - forgetfulness
• Bacterial brain infection
• Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic 1 - memory problems
• Benign astrocytoma - forgetfulness
• Benign senescent forgetfulness (BSF) - an earlier name now largely superceded by AAMI
• Binswanger's Disease - loss of memory
• Brain cancer - memory problems
• Brain Concussion - forgetfulness
• Brain conditions - various conditions of the brain can affect memory and cause forgetfulness.
• Brain infection
• Brain inflammation
• Brain injury
• Brain tumor
• Breathing-related sleep disorder - poor memory
• Cardiac disorder
• Central nervous system lymphoma, primary - forgetfulness
• Cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, hereditary, Dutch type - impaired memory
• Cerebral sarcoma - memory problems
• Cerebrovascular accident
• Certain medications - see medication causes of forgetfulness
• Chemical poisoning - Bromide - memory problems
• Chemical poisoning - Glufosinate - amnesia
• Chemical poisoning - Hexabromobiphenyl - memory problems
• Chemical poisoning - Tungsten - memory problems
• Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia - impaired memory
• Chronic alcoholism
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - loss of memory
• Cirrhosis of the liver - forgetfulness
• Classic childhood ALD - poor memory
• Concentration camp survivor syndrome - flashbacks
• Concentration problems - see also causes of concentration difficulty
• Concussion - memory problems
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - memory failure
• Delirium
• Dementia - memory problems
• Dementia, familial British - impaired memory
• Depression - forgetfulness
• Depressive disorders - forgetfulness
• Depressive episode - Poor memory
• Diencephalic syndrome of infancy - amnesia
• Dissociative Identity Disorder - Flashbacks
• Down's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Drug abuse
• Dysthymia - forgetfulness
• Early-onset Alzheimer's - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Electrocution - Amnesia
• Emotional problems
• Encephalopathy, familial, with neuroserpin inclusion bodies - impaired memory
• Ependymoma - impaired memory
• Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Familial hypopituitarism - memory problems
• Familial hypothyroidism - memory problems
• Fungal brain infection
• Ganglioglioma - impaired memory
• General anxiety
• Glioma - memory problems
• Gliomatosis cerebri - impaired memory
• Gliosarcoma - impaired memory
• Grieving
• Hashimoto's encephalitis - amnesia
• Head Conditions - Memory problems
• Head injury - Memory problems
• Head trauma
• Headache - Memory problems
• Heroin dependence - forgetfulness
• Herpex simplex encephalitis
• HHV-6 encephalitis - short-term memory loss
• HIV-1, CRF01_AE - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF02_AG - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF04_ cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF05_ D/F - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF06_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF07_BC - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF08_BC - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF11_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF12_BF - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF13_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF14_BG - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF15_01B - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF16_ A2D - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF17_BF - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF18_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF19_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF20_BG - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF21_A2D - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF22_01A1 - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF23_BG - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF24_BG - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF25_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF26_AU - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF27_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF28_BF - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF29_BF - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF30_0206 - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF31_BC - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF32_06A1 - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF33_01B - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF34_01B - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF35_AD - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF36_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF37_cpx - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF38_BF - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF39_BF - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF40_BF - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF41_CD - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF42_BF - forgetfulness
• HIV-1, CRF43_02G - forgetfulness
• HIV-1A - forgetfulness
• HIV-1A1 - forgetfulness
• HIV-1A2 - forgetfulness
• HIV-1A3 - forgetfulness
• HIV-1B - forgetfulness
• HIV-1C - forgetfulness
• HIV-1D - forgetfulness
• HIV-1E - forgetfulness
• HIV-1F - forgetfulness
• HIV-1F1 - forgetfulness
• HIV-1F2 - forgetfulness
• HIV-1G - forgetfulness
• HIV-1H - forgetfulness
• HIV-1J - forgetfulness
• HIV-1K - forgetfulness
• HIV-1M - forgetfulness
• HIV-1N - forgetfulness
• HIV-1O - forgetfulness
• HIV-2 - forgetfulness
• HIV-2A - forgetfulness
• HIV-2B - forgetfulness
• HIV/AIDS - forgetfulness
• Homen syndrome - amnesia
• Huntington's Disease - forgetfulness
• Hyperemesis gravidarum
• Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1 - impaired memory
• Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2 - impaired memory
• Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 3 - impaired memory
• Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 4 - impaired memory
• Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 5 - impaired memory
• Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 6 - impaired memory
• Hyperparathyroidism - impaired memory
• Hypersomnia - Memory difficulty
• Hypothyroidism - forgetfulness
• Inhalant abuse - memory problems
• Inhalant addiction - memory problems
• Intracranial arachnoid cysts - forgetfulness
• Intracranial hemorrhage
• Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma - memory problems
• Korsakoff's psychosis - permanent memory loss
• Korsakoff's syndrome
• Late-onset Alzheimer's - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Lead poisoning - Memory problems
• Leukoencephalopathy - absent mindedness
• Limbic encephalitis - memory problems
• Lithium poisoning - impaired memory
• Liver disorder
• LSD addiction - flashbacks
• Lupus - memory problems
• Lyme disease - memory problems
• Macrocytosis - poor memory
• Marijuana - marijuana or cannabis use may cause short-term memory loss problems for several weeks.
• Marijuana abuse - memory problems
• Marijuana addiction - impaired memory
• Medial temporal lobe lesions
• Medication interaction
• Melanoma - astrocytoma syndrome - memory problems
• Meningitis
• Menopause - forgetfulness
• Metabolic Syndrome - memory problems
• Migraine - may cause temporary memory failure.
• Migrainous stupor migraine - memory disturbances
• Morgellons Disease - short term memory loss
• Multi-infarct dementia - memory problems
• Multiple Sclerosis - memory difficulties
• Neurosyphilis - memory problems
• Neurosyphilis - general paresis - memory problems
• New mother - adjusting to a new baby also commonly leads to forgetfulness (such as from tiredness).
• Normal aging - the memory (and concentration) ability does gradually reduce with age.
• Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
• Nutritional deficiency - Amnesia
• Obstructive sleep apnea - forgetfulness
• Opioid addiction - forgetfulness
• Opium addiction - forgetfulness
• Organic personality syndrome - impaired memory
• Oxycontin addiction - forgetfulness
• Pain killer addiction - forgetfulness
• Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis - memory problems
• Parkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant, Lewy body - impaired memory
• Parkinson's disease - causes progressive memory loss
• Pediatric AIDS - forgetfulness
• Pfiesteria piscicida infection - memory problems
• Pfiesteria piscicida poisoning - forgetfulness
• Pfiesteria poisoning - forgetfulness
• Pfiesteria shumwayae poisoning - forgetfulness
• Pick's Disease - loss of memory
• Polycythemia vera - forgetfulness
• Post-traumatic stress disorder - flashbacks
• Postpartum hyperthyroidism - Loss of memory
• Postpartum hypothyroidism - poor memory
• Pregnancy - forgetfulness
• Prescribed medication addiction - forgetfulness
• Primary degenerative dementia - progressive dementia and memory loss
• Prion diseases - memory problems
• Problem Sleepiness - memory problems
• Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy - memory failure
• Pseudotumor Cerebri - impaired memory
• Pulmonary edema of mountaineers - memory problems
• Renal disorder
• Respiratory disorder
• Reye's Syndrome - forgetfulness
• Right parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
• Sarcoidosis
• Sleep apnea - forgetfulness
• Sleep dept - impaired memory
• Sleep disorders - Memory problems
• Sleeping pill addiction - forgetfulness
• Solvent abuse - memory problems
• Solvent addiction - memory problems
• Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 4 - memory problems
• Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, type 4 - memory problems
• Stroke - short-term memory problems
• Substance abuse
• Telencephalic leukoencephalopathy - memory problems
• Temporal lobe epilepsy
• Temporal lobectomy behavior syndrome - memory problems
• Thiamine deficiency
• Thyroid disorders - forgetfulness
• Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect - memory problems
• TIA
• Tiredness - see also causes of tiredness
• Tranquilizer addiction - forgetfulness
• Tranquilizer withdrawal - impaired memory
• Transient global amnesia
• Vascular malformations of the brain - impaired memory
• Viral brain infection
• Vitamin B12 Deficiency - impaired memory
• War sailor syndrome - memory problems
• Wernicke dementia - impaired memory
• Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - permanent memory loss
• Whiplash Injuries - memory problems
• Wright Dyck syndrome - Memory problems

Drug side effect causes of Forgetfulness

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Forgetfulness as a side effect.

• Psychotropic drugs
• Tranquilizers
• Hypnotics
• Benzodiazepines
• Alcohol

Drug interaction causes of Forgetfulness:

Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Forgetfulness.

• Cholecalciferol and Aluminum Hydroxide interaction

Medical Textbooks about Forgetfulness

Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Forgetfulness. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Forgetfulness (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

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