memory loss…

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central nervous system, forgetfulness, amnesia, impaired memory, loss of memory, memory loss, amnesia, unusual forgetfulness, brain damage, due to disease, injury, severe emotional trauma, determines whether amnesia comes on slowly, suddenly, whether it is temporary, permanent, normal aging, trouble learning new material, requiring longer time to recall learned material, does not lead to dramatic memory loss, involved, aging, alzheimer's disease, neurodegenerative illness, head trauma, injury, hysteria often accompanied by confusion, seizures, general anesthetics halothane, isoflurane, fentanyl, alcoholism, stroke, transient ischemic attack, tia, transient global amnesia, drugs barbiturates, benzodiazepines, electroconvulsive therapy, prolonged, temporal lobe brain surgery, brain masses, tumors, infection, herpes encephalitis, brain infections, depression, family support, provided, reality orientation, supply familiar music, objects, photos, become oriented, relearning required any medication schedules, written down to avoid dependence on memory, extended care facilities, nursing homes, people whose basic needs cannot be met in any other way, whose safety, nutrition is in jeopardy, any unexplained memory loss, doctor, perform a thorough examination, take a medical history, require asking questions of family members, friends, medical history, memory loss in detail, type, the person remember recent events, impaired short-term memory, the person remember events from further, impaired long-term memory, a loss of memory, events that occurred, prior to a specific experience, anterograde amnesia, a loss of memory, events that occurred soon after a specific experience, retrograde amnesia, only a minimal loss of memory, does the person make up stories to cover gaps in memory, confabulation, the person suffering from low moods that impair concentration, time pattern, has the memory loss been getting worse over years, has the memory loss been developing over weeks, the memory loss present all the time, distinct episodes of amnesia, amnesia episodes, how long, they last, aggravating, triggering factors, has there been a head injury, in the recent past, has the person experienced an event that was emotionally traumatic, has there been a surgery, procedure requiring a general anesthetic, does the person use alcohol, does the person use illegal/illicit drugs, the person confused, disoriented, they independently eat, dress, perform similar self-care activities, have they had seizures, physical examination, a detailed neurological examination, recent, intermediate, long-term memory, diagnostic tests, cerebral angiography, ct scan, mri, the head, eeg, blood tests, specific diseases, suspected, psychometric tests, cognitive tests, lumbar puncture.