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| '''For patient information click [[Memory loss (patient information)|here]]'''
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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
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| ==Overview==
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| '''Memory loss''' can be caused by many things.
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| * [[Alzheimer's disease]] is an illness which can cause mild to severe memory loss.
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| * [[Parkinsonism|Parkinson's disease]] is a genetic defect which can always result in memory loss.
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| * [[Huntington's disease]] is an inherited disease which can result in memory loss.
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| * [[Chemotherapy]] using [[cytotoxicity | cytotoxic drugs]] to treat cancer
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| * stress related activities are another factor which can result in memory loss.
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| * It is also caused by [[concussion | concussion]].
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Amnesia]]
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| *[[Memory and aging]]
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| *Memory bias
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| {{Geriatrics}}
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| [[Category:Gerontology]]
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| [[Category:Psychiatry]]
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