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Content updated on May 23, 2022
When to See a Doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Poor memory
Possible Causes
- Sleep disorder
Sleep disorders are conditions that affect the quality, timing or duration of your sleep, impacting your ability to function when you are awake. There are many types of sleep disorders, they include disturbances in the quality or quantity of sleep or excessive daytime sleepiness, abnormal behaviors that occur during sleep, sleep disorder related to a mental disorder and many more.
- Alzheimer dementia (AD)
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. The brain shrinks affecting memory and behavior. Symptoms worsen over time, and can interfere with daily life. Increasing age increases the risk for Alzheimer dementia.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Also known as mild or "pre-dementia". Patients experience forgetfulness that interferes slightly with their daily activities. Controllable risk factors include alcohol, lack of exercise, and lack of mental stimulation.
- Progressive subcortical vascular encephalopathy
- Adjustment disorder
Dissociative disorder
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Hypothyroidism
Related Serious Diseases
- Chronic subdural hematoma
This refers to blood collecting in the space between the brain and the brain's outer covering (dura). It is can be caused by even minor injury or bump to the head. Older adults and those on certain blood-thinning or and bleeding disorders are at higher risk.
- Hepatic encephalopathy
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Have you been forgetful recently?
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Do you have a fever?
Do you have problems focusing or a reduced sense of awareness in your surroundings?
Do you have headaches or does your head feel heavy?
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National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan