Amnesia General Signs and Symptoms ::

• amnesia may arise suddenly or slowly and may be temporary or permanent.
• Amnesia—a disturbance in, or loss of, memory—may be classified as partial or complete and as anterograde or retrograde.
• Organic (or true) amnesia results from temporal lobe dysfunction, and it characteristically spares patches of memory.
• Depending on the cause, amnesia may arise suddenly or slowly and may be temporary or permanent.
• A common symptom in patients with seizures or, Hysterical amnesia has a psychogenic origin and characteristically causes complete memory loss.
• organic amnesia can also be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease.

Amnesia History and Physical Examination

• Because the patient typically  isn’t aware of his amnesia, help to get information from his family or friends.
• Test remote memory with such questions as “How old are you?” and “Where were you born?”
• Ask when the amnesia first appeared and what types of things the patient is unable to remember ware of his amnesia,
• patient’s general appearance, behavior, mood, and train of thought etc.
• patient’s vital signs and assess his level of consciousness
• motor function by having the patient move his arms and legs through their range of motion.

COMMON  and MAJOR CAUSES ASSOCIATED SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS ::