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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

Treatment can be offered in cases of reversible conditions. If not, provision of supportive care can help to improve a patient's condition.

Medical Therapy

• Memory loss can't be treated unless it is caused by a reversible condition.
• The treatment is greatly dependent on the primary cause of the condition.
• When memory loss is a symptom of a more severe disease, it may be reversed as soon as the underlying condition is identified and cured.
• Memory loss due to aging cannot be cured, but the symptoms may be improved by preventative measures.
• Family support plays an important role in treating memory loss.
• Family members are usually encouraged to take special orientation classes on how to cope with their sick relatives and how to help them improve their condition.
• Dissociative Amnesia:
  • Psychotherapy: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectic-behavior therapy, relaxation techniques.
  • Medications: Antidepressants, anti-anxiety or antipsychotic drugs are used to treat the mental symptoms associated with dissociative amnesia.
• Childhood Amnesia: Methods used from retrieval of episodic memory lost:
  • Cued recall: Patients are prompted to recall memories co-relating to the cue word.
  • Free recall: Patient is free to recall memories in any order.
  • Exhaustive recall: Memory recall of all the incidents prior to a specific age without using a cue.