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==Overview==
There is no [[laboratory]] test to [[diagnose]] memory loss. however, it is important to obtain [[toxicology screening]], [[alcohol]], [[glucose]], [[electrolytes]] level.
==Laboratory Findings==
*Amnesia is largely a [[clinical]] [[diagnosis]], following test maybe helpful in determining the underlying cause:<ref name="pmid16988482">{{cite journal| author=Pereira AF, Simões do Couto F, de Mendonça A| title=The use of laboratory tests in patients with mild cognitive impairment. | journal=J Alzheimers Dis | year= 2006 | volume= 10 | issue= 1 | pages= 53-8 | pmid=16988482 | doi=10.3233/jad-2006-10109 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16988482  }} </ref>
**[[Toxicology screen]]
**[[Alcohol]] Level
**[[Glucose]] Level
**[[Electrolytes]]


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

There is no laboratory test to diagnose memory loss. however, it is important to obtain toxicology screening, alcohol, glucose, electrolytes level.

Laboratory Findings

References

  1. Pereira AF, Simões do Couto F, de Mendonça A (2006). "The use of laboratory tests in patients with mild cognitive impairment". J Alzheimers Dis. 10 (1): 53–8. doi:10.3233/jad-2006-10109. PMID 16988482.

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