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===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*Normal [[aging]] | *Normal [[aging]] | ||
following an emotionally traumatic incident. | |||
*[[Head]] [[Trauma]] can cause post traumatic amnesia. | *[[Head]] [[Trauma]] can cause post traumatic amnesia. | ||
*[[Neurological]] [[disorder]]: [[Alzheimer's disease]], [[Pick's disease]], [[Parkinson's disease]], [[Huntington's disease]] | *[[Neurological]] [[disorder]]: [[Alzheimer's disease]], [[Pick's disease]], [[Parkinson's disease]], [[Huntington's disease]] | ||
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{{Family tree | | | | | | C01 | | C02 | | C03 | | C04 | | C05 | | | | | | | |C01=•[[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's Disease]]<br>•[[Parkinson's disease|Parkinson's Disease]]<br>•[[Dementia with Lewy bodies]]<br>•[[Frontotemporal lobar degeneration]]|C02=•[[Vascular dementia]]|C03=•[[HIV AIDS|AIDS]]<br>•[[Neurosyphilis]]|C04=•[[Marijuana abuse]]|C05=•[[Thiamine deficiency]]<br>•[[Vitamin B12 deficiency]]<br>•[[Vitamin B6 deficiency]]}} | {{Family tree | | | | | | C01 | | C02 | | C03 | | C04 | | C05 | | | | | | | |C01=•[[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's Disease]]<br>•[[Parkinson's disease|Parkinson's Disease]]<br>•[[Dementia with Lewy bodies]]<br>•[[Frontotemporal lobar degeneration]]|C02=•[[Vascular dementia]]|C03=•[[HIV AIDS|AIDS]]<br>•[[Neurosyphilis]]|C04=•[[Marijuana abuse]]|C05=•[[Thiamine deficiency]]<br>•[[Vitamin B12 deficiency]]<br>•[[Vitamin B6 deficiency]]}} | ||
{{Family tree/end}} | {{Family tree/end}} | ||
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*[[Anxiety]] | |||
*[[Psychogenic]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Common causes of amnesia include medications, head trauma, depression and aging.
Causes
Common Causes
- Normal aging
following an emotionally traumatic incident.
- Head Trauma can cause post traumatic amnesia.
- Neurological disorder: Alzheimer's disease, Pick's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease
- Prolonged trauma or childhood sexual abuse can cause dissociative fugue.