Causes of Forgetfulness
This section discusses 337
medical conditions causing Forgetfulness.
A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.
Causes of Forgetfulness:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Forgetfulness.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Some everyday causes of forgetfulness may include:
- Some less serious causes of forgetfulness in older persons may include:
- Normal aging - the memory (and concentration) ability does gradually reduce with age.
- Age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) - the normal forgetfulness of aging.
- Benign senescent forgetfulness (BSF) - an earlier name now largely superceded by AAMI
- Some more serious causes of forgetfulness include:
- Some possible substance or medication causes of forgetfulness include:
- Brain conditions - various conditions of the brain can affect memory and cause forgetfulness.
- Other possible physical diseases that may cause forgetfulness include:
- Other psychological conditions that may cause forgetfulness include:
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Forgetfulness:
The following list of conditions
have 'Forgetfulness' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acrodynia
... impaired memoryAcute Pesticide poisoning - xylene
... amnesiaADD
... forgetfulnessADHD
... forgetfulnessAgenesis of the corpus callosum
... impaired auditory memory, impaired visual memoryAging
... Slight memory lossAlcohol abuse
... memory problemsAlcohol drinking
... loss of memoryAlcohol Withdrawal
... loss of memoryAlcohol-Induced Disorders
... amnesiaAlcoholic Neuropathy
... amnesiaAlcoholism
... loss of memoryAlzheimer disease 10
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 12
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 13
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 14
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 15
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 16
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 2, late-onset
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease)
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 5
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 6
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 7
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 8
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease 9
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease type 1
... forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease type 2
... forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease type 4
... forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessAlzheimer disease, familial
... forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease, familial, 1
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulnessAlzheimer disease, familial, 11
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessAlzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessAlzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessAlzheimer disease, familial, 4
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessAlzheimer disease, familial, type 3
... forgetfulnessAlzheimer's Disease
... forgetting how to do everyday tasks, forgetfulness, forgetting namesAlzheimer's disease without Neurofibrillary tangles
... forgetfulnessAmnesia
... temporary memory loss, permanent memory loss, partial memory loss, total memory lossAmnesic shellfish poisoning
... permanent short-term memory lossAmnestic disorder
... memory disturbances, decline in memory abilityAsperger syndrome
... excellent rote memoryAsperger Syndrome, Susceptibility to, 1
... excellent rote memoryAsperger Syndrome, Susceptibility to, 2
... excellent rote memoryAsperger Syndrome, Susceptibility to, 3
... excellent rote memoryAsperger Syndrome, X-linked, Susceptibility to, 1
... excellent rote memoryAsperger Syndrome, X-linked, Susceptibility to, 2
... excellent rote memoryAtlantic mussel food poisoning
... short-term memory lossAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
... forgetfulnessAttention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 1
... forgetfulnessAttention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 2
... forgetfulnessAttention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 3
... forgetfulnessAttention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 4
... forgetfulnessAttention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 5
... forgetfulnessAttention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 6
... forgetfulnessAttention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 7
... forgetfulnessAutoimmune limbic encephalitis
... memory problemsAutoimmune thyroid diseases
... forgetfulnessB
Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic 1
... memory problemsBenign astrocytoma
... forgetfulnessBinswanger's Disease
... loss of memoryBrain cancer
... memory problemsBrain Concussion
... forgetfulnessBreathing-related sleep disorder
... poor memoryC
Central nervous system lymphoma, primary
... forgetfulness, memory problemsCerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, hereditary, Dutch type
... impaired memoryCerebral sarcoma
... memory problemsChemical poisoning - Bromide
... memory problemsChemical poisoning - Glufosinate
... amnesiaChemical poisoning - Hexabromobiphenyl
... memory problemsChemical poisoning - Tungsten
... memory problemsChildhood-Onset Schizophrenia
... impaired memoryChronic Fatigue Syndrome
... loss of memory, short-term memory lossCirrhosis of the liver
... forgetfulnessClassic childhood ALD
... poor memoryConcentration camp survivor syndrome
... flashbacksConcussion
... memory problemsCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
... memory failureD
Dementia
... Forgetfulness, short-term memory lossDementia, familial British
... impaired memoryDepression
... forgetfulnessDepressive disorders
... forgetfulnessDepressive episode
... Poor memoryDiencephalic syndrome of infancy
... amnesiaDissociative Identity Disorder
... Flashbacks, Memory problemsDown's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessDysthymia
... forgetfulnessE
Early-onset Alzheimer's
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessElectrocution
... AmnesiaEncephalopathy, familial, with neuroserpin inclusion bodies
... impaired memoryEpendymoma
... impaired memoryF
Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessFamilial hypopituitarism
... memory problemsFamilial hypothyroidism
... memory problemsG
Ganglioglioma
... impaired memoryGlioma
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility 1
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility 2
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility 3
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility 4
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility 5
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility 6
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility 7
... memory problemsGlioma Susceptibility 8
... memory problemsGliomatosis cerebri
... impaired memoryGliosarcoma
... impaired memoryH
Hashimoto's encephalitis
... amnesiaHead Conditions
... Memory problemsHead injury
... Memory problemsHeadache
... Memory problemsHeroin dependence
... forgetfulnessHHV-6 encephalitis
... short-term memory lossHIV-1, CRF01_AE
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF02_AG
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF04_ cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF05_ D/F
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF06_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF07_BC
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF08_BC
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF11_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF12_BF
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF13_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF14_BG
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF15_01B
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF16_ A2D
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF17_BF
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF18_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF19_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF20_BG
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF21_A2D
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF22_01A1
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF23_BG
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF24_BG
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF25_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF26_AU
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF27_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF28_BF
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF29_BF
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF30_0206
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF31_BC
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF32_06A1
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF33_01B
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF34_01B
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF35_AD
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF36_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF37_cpx
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF38_BF
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF39_BF
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF40_BF
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF41_CD
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF42_BF
... forgetfulnessHIV-1, CRF43_02G
... forgetfulnessHIV-1A
... forgetfulnessHIV-1A1
... forgetfulnessHIV-1A2
... forgetfulnessHIV-1A3
... forgetfulnessHIV-1B
... forgetfulnessHIV-1C
... forgetfulnessHIV-1D
... forgetfulnessHIV-1E
... forgetfulnessHIV-1F
... forgetfulnessHIV-1F1
... forgetfulnessHIV-1F2
... forgetfulnessHIV-1G
... forgetfulnessHIV-1H
... forgetfulnessHIV-1J
... forgetfulnessHIV-1K
... forgetfulnessHIV-1M
... forgetfulnessHIV-1N
... forgetfulnessHIV-1O
... forgetfulnessHIV-2
... forgetfulnessHIV-2A
... forgetfulnessHIV-2B
... forgetfulnessHIV/AIDS
... forgetfulness, short-term memory lossHomen syndrome
... amnesiaHuntington's Disease
... forgetfulness, difficulty remembering a factHyperparathyroidism
... impaired memoryHypersomnia
... Memory difficultyHypothyroidism
... forgetfulnessI
Intracranial arachnoid cysts
... forgetfulnessJ
Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma
... memory problemsK
Korsakoff's psychosis
... amnesia, loss of short-term memory, creating fictional stories to hide memory gaps, progressive memory lossL
Late-onset Alzheimer's
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessLead poisoning
... Memory problemsLeukoencephalopathy
... absent mindednessLimbic encephalitis
... memory problemsLithium poisoning
... impaired memoryLupus
... memory problemsLyme disease
... Poor memory.M
Macrocytosis
... poor memoryMarijuana addiction
... impaired memoryMelanoma - astrocytoma syndrome
... memory problemsMenopause
... forgetfulnessMetabolic Syndrome
... memory problemsMigrainous stupor migraine
... memory disturbancesMorgellons Disease
... short term memory lossMulti-Infarct Dementia
... memory problemsMultiple Sclerosis
... memory difficultiesMultiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 1
... Memory difficultiesMultiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 2
... Memory difficultiesMultiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 3
... Memory difficultiesMultiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 4
... Memory difficultiesN
Narcolepsy with cataplexy
... memory problemsNarcolepsy without cataplexy
... memory problemsNeurosyphilis
... memory problemsNeurosyphilis - general paresis
... memory problemsNutritional deficiency
... AmnesiaO
Obstructive sleep apnea
... forgetfulnessOpioid addiction
... forgetfulnessOpium addiction
... forgetfulnessOrganic personality syndrome
... impaired memoryOxycontin addiction
... forgetfulnessP
Pain killer addiction
... forgetfulnessParaneoplastic limbic encephalitis
... memory problemsParkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant, Lewy body
... impaired memoryPediatric AIDS
... forgetfulnessPfiesteria piscicida infection
... memory problemsPfiesteria piscicida poisoning
... forgetfulness, impaired memoryPfiesteria poisoning
... forgetfulness, impaired memoryPfiesteria shumwayae poisoning
... forgetfulness, impaired memoryPick's Disease
... loss of memoryPolycythemia vera
... forgetfulnessPost-traumatic stress disorder
... flashbacksPostpartum hyperthyroidism
... Loss of memoryPostpartum hypothyroidism
... poor memoryPrescribed medication addiction
... forgetfulnessPrion diseases
... memory problemsProblem Sleepiness
... memory problemsProgressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
... memory failurePseudotumor Cerebri
... impaired memoryPulmonary edema of mountaineers
... memory problemsR
Reye's Syndrome
... forgetfulnessRight parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease
... Forgetting how to do everyday tasks, ForgetfulnessS
Sleep apnea
... forgetfulnessSleep dept
... impaired memorySleep disorders
... Memory problemsSleeping pill addiction
... forgetfulnessSpinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 4
... memory problemsSpinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, type 4
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus with Hemolytic Anemia, Susceptibility to, 1
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus with Nephritis, Susceptibility to, 1
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus with Vitiligo, Susceptibility to, 1
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 1
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 10
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 11
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 12
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 13
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 2
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 3
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 4
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 5
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 6
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 7
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 8
... memory problemsSystemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 9
... memory problemsT
Telencephalic leukoencephalopathy
... memory problemsTemporal lobectomy behavior syndrome
... memory problemsThyroid disorders
... forgetfulnessThyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect
... memory problemsTranquilizer addiction
... forgetfulnessTranquilizer withdrawal
... impaired memoryV
Vascular malformations of the brain
... impaired memoryVitamin B12 Deficiency
... impaired memoryW
War sailor syndrome
... memory problemsWernicke dementia
... impaired memoryWernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
... amnesia, loss of short-term memory, creating fictional stories to hide memory gaps, progressive memory lossWhiplash Injuries
... memory problemsWright Dyck syndrome
... Memory problems
Conditions listing medical complications: Forgetfulness:
The following list of medical conditions
have 'Forgetfulness' or similar
listed as a medical complication in our database.
This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Adhesive abuse
... memory problemsAdhesive addiction
... memory problemsAerosol abuse
... memory problemsAerosol addiction
... memory problemsAmnesic shellfish poisoning
... permanent short-term memory lossAmphetamine abuse
... impaired memoryAnoxia
... amnesiaC
Cirrhosis of the liver
... forgetfulnessD
Dementia
... memory problemsH
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1
... impaired memoryHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2
... impaired memoryHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 3
... impaired memoryHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 4
... impaired memoryHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 5
... impaired memoryHyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 6
... impaired memoryI
Inhalant abuse
... memory problemsInhalant addiction
... memory problemsK
Korsakoff's psychosis
... permanent memory lossL
Lead poisoning
... Memory problemsLSD addiction
... flashbacksLyme disease
... memory problemsM
Marijuana abuse
... memory problems, Short term memory lossP
Pregnancy
... forgetfulnessS
Solvent abuse
... memory problemsSolvent addiction
... memory problemsStroke
... short-term memory problemsW
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
... permanent memory loss
More Information About Forgetfulness
List of 337
causes of Forgetfulness
This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause
of Forgetfulness in our database from various sources.
- Acrodynia - impaired memory
- Acute confusional state
- Acute Pesticide poisoning - xylene - amnesia
- ADD - forgetfulness
- ADHD - forgetfulness
- Adhesive abuse - memory problems
- Adhesive addiction - memory problems
- Adjustment disorder
- Aerosol abuse - memory problems
- Aerosol addiction - memory problems
- Age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) - the normal forgetfulness of aging.
- Agenesis of the corpus callosum - impaired auditory memory
- Aging - Slight memory loss
- AIDS - because they acquire a brain infection
- Alcohol abuse - memory problems
- Alcohol drinking - loss of memory
- Alcohol Withdrawal - loss of memory
- Alcohol-Induced Disorders - amnesia
- Alcoholic Neuropathy - amnesia
- Alcoholism - loss of memory
- Alzheimer disease 10 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 12 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 13 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 14 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 15 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 16 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease) - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 5 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 6 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 7 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 8 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 9 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease type 1 - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer disease type 2 - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer disease type 4 - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 11 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 4 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, type 3 - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer's disease - forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer's disease without Neurofibrillary tangles - forgetfulness
- Amnesia - temporary memory loss
- Amnesic shellfish poisoning - permanent short-term memory loss
- Amnestic disorder - memory disturbances
- Amphetamine abuse - impaired memory
- Anoxia - amnesia
- Asperger syndrome - excellent rote memory
- Asperger Syndrome, Susceptibility to, 1 - excellent rote memory
- Asperger Syndrome, Susceptibility to, 2 - excellent rote memory
- Asperger Syndrome, Susceptibility to, 3 - excellent rote memory
- Asperger Syndrome, X-linked, Susceptibility to, 1 - excellent rote memory
- Asperger Syndrome, X-linked, Susceptibility to, 2 - excellent rote memory
- Atlantic mussel food poisoning - short-term memory loss
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 1 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 2 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 3 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 4 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 5 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 6 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 7 - forgetfulness
- Autoimmune limbic encephalitis - memory problems
- Autoimmune thyroid diseases - forgetfulness
- Bacterial brain infection
- Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic 1 - memory problems
- Benign astrocytoma - forgetfulness
- Benign senescent forgetfulness (BSF) - an earlier name now largely superceded by AAMI
- Binswanger's Disease - loss of memory
- Brain cancer - memory problems
- Brain Concussion - forgetfulness
- Brain conditions - various conditions of the brain can affect memory and cause forgetfulness.
- Brain infection
- Brain inflammation
- Brain injury
- Brain tumor
- Breathing-related sleep disorder - poor memory
- Cardiac disorder
- Central nervous system lymphoma, primary - forgetfulness
- Cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, hereditary, Dutch type - impaired memory
- Cerebral sarcoma - memory problems
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Certain medications - see medication causes of forgetfulness
- Chemical poisoning - Bromide - memory problems
- Chemical poisoning - Glufosinate - amnesia
- Chemical poisoning - Hexabromobiphenyl - memory problems
- Chemical poisoning - Tungsten - memory problems
- Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia - impaired memory
- Chronic alcoholism
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - loss of memory
- Cirrhosis of the liver - forgetfulness
- Classic childhood ALD - poor memory
- Concentration camp survivor syndrome - flashbacks
- Concentration problems - see also causes of concentration difficulty
- Concussion - memory problems
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - memory failure
- Delirium
- Dementia - memory problems
- Dementia, familial British - impaired memory
- Depression - forgetfulness
- Depressive disorders - forgetfulness
- Depressive episode - Poor memory
- Diencephalic syndrome of infancy - amnesia
- Dissociative Identity Disorder - Flashbacks
- Down's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Drug abuse
- Dysthymia - forgetfulness
- Early-onset Alzheimer's - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Electrocution - Amnesia
- Emotional problems
- Encephalopathy, familial, with neuroserpin inclusion bodies - impaired memory
- Ependymoma - impaired memory
- Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Familial hypopituitarism - memory problems
- Familial hypothyroidism - memory problems
- Fungal brain infection
- Ganglioglioma - impaired memory
- General anxiety
- Glioma - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 1 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 2 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 3 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 4 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 5 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 6 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 7 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 8 - memory problems
- Gliomatosis cerebri - impaired memory
- Gliosarcoma - impaired memory
- Grieving
- Hashimoto's encephalitis - amnesia
- Head Conditions - Memory problems
- Head injury - Memory problems
- Head trauma
- Headache - Memory problems
- Heroin dependence - forgetfulness
- Herpex simplex encephalitis
- HHV-6 encephalitis - short-term memory loss
- HIV-1, CRF01_AE - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF02_AG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF04_ cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF05_ D/F - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF06_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF07_BC - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF08_BC - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF11_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF12_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF13_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF14_BG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF15_01B - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF16_ A2D - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF17_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF18_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF19_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF20_BG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF21_A2D - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF22_01A1 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF23_BG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF24_BG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF25_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF26_AU - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF27_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF28_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF29_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF30_0206 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF31_BC - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF32_06A1 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF33_01B - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF34_01B - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF35_AD - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF36_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF37_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF38_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF39_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF40_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF41_CD - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF42_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF43_02G - forgetfulness
- HIV-1A - forgetfulness
- HIV-1A1 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1A2 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1A3 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1B - forgetfulness
- HIV-1C - forgetfulness
- HIV-1D - forgetfulness
- HIV-1E - forgetfulness
- HIV-1F - forgetfulness
- HIV-1F1 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1F2 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1G - forgetfulness
- HIV-1H - forgetfulness
- HIV-1J - forgetfulness
- HIV-1K - forgetfulness
- HIV-1M - forgetfulness
- HIV-1N - forgetfulness
- HIV-1O - forgetfulness
- HIV-2 - forgetfulness
- HIV-2A - forgetfulness
- HIV-2B - forgetfulness
- HIV/AIDS - forgetfulness
- Homen syndrome - amnesia
- Huntington's Disease - forgetfulness
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 3 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 4 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 5 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 6 - impaired memory
- Hyperparathyroidism - impaired memory
- Hypersomnia - Memory difficulty
- Hypothyroidism - forgetfulness
- Inhalant abuse - memory problems
- Inhalant addiction - memory problems
- Intracranial arachnoid cysts - forgetfulness
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma - memory problems
- Korsakoff's psychosis - permanent memory loss
- Korsakoff's syndrome
- Late-onset Alzheimer's - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Lead poisoning - Memory problems
- Leukoencephalopathy - absent mindedness
- Limbic encephalitis - memory problems
- Lithium poisoning - impaired memory
- Liver disorder
- LSD addiction - flashbacks
- Lupus - memory problems
- Lyme disease - memory problems
- Macrocytosis - poor memory
- Marijuana - marijuana or cannabis use may cause short-term memory loss problems for several weeks.
- Marijuana abuse - memory problems
- Marijuana addiction - impaired memory
- Medial temporal lobe lesions
- Medication interaction
- Melanoma - astrocytoma syndrome - memory problems
- Meningitis
- Menopause - forgetfulness
- Metabolic Syndrome - memory problems
- Migraine - may cause temporary memory failure.
- Migrainous stupor migraine - memory disturbances
- Morgellons Disease - short term memory loss
- Multi-infarct dementia - memory problems
- Multiple Sclerosis - memory difficulties
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 1 - Memory difficulties
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 2 - Memory difficulties
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 3 - Memory difficulties
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 4 - Memory difficulties
- Narcolepsy with cataplexy - memory problems
- Narcolepsy without cataplexy - memory problems
- Neurosyphilis - memory problems
- Neurosyphilis - general paresis - memory problems
- New mother - adjusting to a new baby also commonly leads to forgetfulness (such as from tiredness).
- Normal aging - the memory (and concentration) ability does gradually reduce with age.
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
- Nutritional deficiency - Amnesia
- Obstructive sleep apnea - forgetfulness
- Opioid addiction - forgetfulness
- Opium addiction - forgetfulness
- Organic personality syndrome - impaired memory
- Oxycontin addiction - forgetfulness
- Pain killer addiction - forgetfulness
- Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis - memory problems
- Parkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant, Lewy body - impaired memory
- Parkinson's disease - causes progressive memory loss
- Pediatric AIDS - forgetfulness
- Pfiesteria piscicida infection - memory problems
- Pfiesteria piscicida poisoning - forgetfulness
- Pfiesteria poisoning - forgetfulness
- Pfiesteria shumwayae poisoning - forgetfulness
- Pick's Disease - loss of memory
- Polycythemia vera - forgetfulness
- Post-traumatic stress disorder - flashbacks
- Postpartum hyperthyroidism - Loss of memory
- Postpartum hypothyroidism - poor memory
- Pregnancy - forgetfulness
- Prescribed medication addiction - forgetfulness
- Primary degenerative dementia - progressive dementia and memory loss
- Prion diseases - memory problems
- Problem Sleepiness - memory problems
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy - memory failure
- Pseudotumor Cerebri - impaired memory
- Pulmonary edema of mountaineers - memory problems
- Renal disorder
- Respiratory disorder
- Reye's Syndrome - forgetfulness
- Right parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep apnea - forgetfulness
- Sleep dept - impaired memory
- Sleep disorders - Memory problems
- Sleeping pill addiction - forgetfulness
- Solvent abuse - memory problems
- Solvent addiction - memory problems
- Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 4 - memory problems
- Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, type 4 - memory problems
- Stroke - short-term memory problems
- Substance abuse
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Hemolytic Anemia, Susceptibility to, 1 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Nephritis, Susceptibility to, 1 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Vitiligo, Susceptibility to, 1 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 1 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 10 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 11 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 12 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 13 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 2 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 3 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 4 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 5 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 6 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 7 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 8 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 9 - memory problems
- Telencephalic leukoencephalopathy - memory problems
- Temporal lobe epilepsy
- Temporal lobectomy behavior syndrome - memory problems
- Thiamine deficiency
- Thyroid disorders - forgetfulness
- Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect - memory problems
- TIA
- Tiredness - see also causes of tiredness
- Tranquilizer addiction - forgetfulness
- Tranquilizer withdrawal - impaired memory
- Transient global amnesia
- Vascular malformations of the brain - impaired memory
- Viral brain infection
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency - impaired memory
- War sailor syndrome - memory problems
- Wernicke dementia - impaired memory
- Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - permanent memory loss
- Whiplash Injuries - memory problems
- Wright Dyck syndrome - Memory problems
Drug side effect causes of Forgetfulness
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins
may possibly cause Forgetfulness as a side effect.
[See detailed list of 20
drug side effect causes of Forgetfulness]
Drug interaction causes of Forgetfulness:
Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Forgetfulness.
- Cholecalciferol and Aluminum Hydroxide interaction
[See detailed list of 1
drug interaction causes of Forgetfulness]
Medical Textbooks about Forgetfulness
Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to
view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Forgetfulness.
Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Forgetfulness (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).
Medical Books Excerpts
- AMNESIA
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
- [ read ]
- Amnesia
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
- [ read ]
- AMNESIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Amnesia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Confusion
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Amnesia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Confusion
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Confusion
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Memory Impairment
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
- Amnesia
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Confusion
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Amnesia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Confusion
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- AMNESIA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
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