Memory Loss - We Can Help

Memory Loss - Possible Causes

According to the Mayo Clinic, WebMD, and MedlinePlus.gov there are a number of possible causes of loss of memory.

• Head trauma or injury can result in a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Brain diseases such as Dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson Disease, Huntington Disease, Brain Tumor, Hydrocephalus, Multiple Sclerosis, and more
  
• Stroke
• Medications
  
• Illegal Drugs
  
• Alcoholism
  
• Hypothyroidism
  
• Stress
  
• Lack of sleep
  
• Emotions
  
• Anxiety
• Depression
  
• Lack of proper nutrition
  
• Infections such as Lyme Disease
  
• Epilepsy-not controlled properly
  
• Lack of oxygen
• Radiation
  
• Chemotherapy
  
• Gastrointestinal Issues that affect nutritional absorption
  

​Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of Alzheimer's or other dementia. Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills.

10 EARLY SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER'S

10 Early Signs of Alzheimer's

 
1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life

2. Challenges in planning or solving problems

3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure  


​4. Confusion with time or place

5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial     
    relationships

6. New problems with words in speaking or writing

7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps

8. Decreased or poor judgment

9. Withdrawal from work or social activities
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10.Changes in mood and personality

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Memory Checklist

• May have difficulty with working memory-like remembering a telephone number
• Difficulty-may raise hand to answer a question, but then forget what they were

        going to say

• Trouble sounding out words so reliance on working memory is heavy
• Difficulty with remembering facts, poems, lists, speeches
• Avoids using nouns, uses references like “that thing” or “you know’
• Often does not remember what was seen, heard or shown
• May have difficulty with retrieving previously processed long term memory

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