Amnesia or loss of memory is one of the most mysterious diseases of mankind. The reasons for its occurrence are not known to anyone. Memory loss can occur suddenly and gradually, completely and partially. A person can forget both recent events and events that occurred many years ago. With a complete loss of memory, he will not be able to remember either himself, others, or anything that has happened to him ever.
Causes of memory loss
And yet scientists identify some possible causes of the disease:
- One of the most obvious causes is brain injury. In the event of loss of memory after an injury, a person usually can not recall events that happened to him immediately before her. In this case, there is usually a temporary loss of memory. She can return to him within a few hours, but with a serious injury, memory may not recover.
- Surgery on the brain or heart.
- Infection of the brain.
- The loss of memory from a mental disorder. There are people who suffer from such disorders, which are forgotten from time to time, and then they remember some events.
- Sharp loss of memory in a stressful situation. The reasons here are also hidden in the depths of psychology. This can happen, for example, with the loss of a relative or a close person. In this case, hypnosis helps to restore memory.
- Serious disease, such as brain cancer, epilepsy , encephalitis, intoxication.
- Very often, the cause of memory loss is a stroke.
- Electroshock therapy.
- Anesthesia.
- People who consume alcohol in large quantities may also suffer from memory loss from time to time.
- Drug taking.
- Deficiency in the body of vitamin B1 (thiamine).
Symptoms of memory loss
The main symptom of memory loss is the inability to recall any particular events or people from their lives.
Methods for detecting memory loss disease
If a person complains of loss of memory, first of all, he must be examined by a psychologist and an expert in narcology. These specialists will determine whether there are mental disorders or any substances of psychotropic effects. If no violations are found in these areas, the person will be sent for further examination including electroencephalography, blood tests, toxicological, biochemical analyzes, tomography, and even neurosurgeon consultation.
Treating memory loss
As with other diseases, treatment of memory loss is assigned depending on the causes of its occurrence.
- If the cause of memory loss is another disease or trauma, then, first of all, it is necessary to cure it, then it is possible that the memory will return on its own.
- If the cause is a lack of thiamine, then in most cases the patient is prescribed intravenous thiamine. And, to delay with treatment in this case it is impossible. A prolonged lack of this substance in the body can lead to death.
- In the case where mental disorders are responsible for the loss of memory, the patient attends psychotherapy and hypnosis sessions. They can
be prescribed such drugs as amital sodium or pentothal.
Preventing memory loss
Prevention of this disease can be considered the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. Refusal of alcohol, drugs and preferably cigarettes is the first thing that needs to be done. Any person should take care of their nutrition, which includes vitamins of all groups and clean drinking water. An equally important condition for a healthy body is the abundance of clean air and a moderate amount of physical activity. By sticking to these basic rules, you can be sure that the risk of getting sick is something you will have minimal.