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'''Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[C. Michael Gibson]], M.S.,M.D. [mailto:mgibson@perfuse.org] Phone:617-632-7753; '''Angela Botts''', M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Geriatric Medicine | '''Editor(s)-in-Chief:''' [[C. Michael Gibson]], M.S.,M.D. [mailto:mgibson@perfuse.org] Phone:617-632-7753; '''Angela Botts''', M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Geriatric Medicine | ||
== | ==Causes== | ||
* [[Alzheimer's disease]] is an illness which can cause mild to severe memory loss. | * [[Alzheimer's disease]] is an illness which can cause mild to severe memory loss. | ||
* [[Parkinsonism|Parkinson's disease]] is a genetic defect which can always result in memory loss. | * [[Parkinsonism|Parkinson's disease]] is a genetic defect which can always result in memory loss. | ||
* [[Huntington's disease]] is an inherited disease which can result in memory loss. | * [[Huntington's disease]] is an inherited disease which can result in memory loss. | ||
* [[Chemotherapy]] using [[cytotoxicity | cytotoxic drugs]] to treat cancer | * [[Chemotherapy]] using [[cytotoxicity | cytotoxic drugs]] to treat cancer | ||
* | * Stress related activities are another factor which can result in memory loss. | ||
* It is also caused by [[concussion | concussion]]. | * It is also caused by [[concussion | concussion]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Amnesia]] | *[[Amnesia]] |
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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S.,M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Angela Botts, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Geriatric Medicine
Causes
- Alzheimer's disease is an illness which can cause mild to severe memory loss.
- Parkinson's disease is a genetic defect which can always result in memory loss.
- Huntington's disease is an inherited disease which can result in memory loss.
- Chemotherapy using cytotoxic drugs to treat cancer
- Stress related activities are another factor which can result in memory loss.
- It is also caused by concussion.
See also
- Amnesia
- Memory and aging
- Memory bias