Name
AMNESIA
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
CAUSES : 1. PURE AMNESIC SYNDROMES : - KORSAKOFFS SYNDROME - TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA - HEAD INJURY - EPILEPSY - VASCULAR DISEASE LIKE INFARCTION - HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS - CEREBRAL TUMORS - ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 2. OTHER CAUSES OF MEMORY LOSS - ASSOCIATED WITH DEMENTIA - PSYCHOGENIC AMNESIA - DRUGS LIKE CANNABIS , ORGANIC SOLVENTS , HEAVY METALS LIKE LEAD & MURCURY , ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS , ANTICHOLINERGIC DRUGS , BENZODIAZEPINES , DIGOXIN , CLIOQUINOL. - HYPOXIA - MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - PARANEOPLASIA - SARCOIDOSIS
TYPENOTES
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
MRI BRAIN ( FUNCTIONAL ), COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT