Causes of Amnesia

Causes of Amnesia

The most important factors causing amnesia are:

• Alcohol/malnutrition - In Wernicke- Korsakoff syndrome, the memory centers of the brain are damaged due to excessive use of

  alcohol, or malnutrition, depriving the brain cells of vital nutrients.

• Infections - Encephalitis and herpes induce brain tissue damage that could result in amnesia.
• Psychological - Amnesia can be caused by psychological factors when it is referred to as psychogenic.

• Injury - Amnesia is most commonly associated with brain damage through injury caused by an

  accident, fall or a blow to the head.

• Age - Degeneration of brain cells in dementia is another major cause of amnesia. As in physical injury, the brain cells that are damaged in a dementia patient cannot be replaced.
• stroke - Memory loss can be brought about by stroke which results in impairment of brain cells in regions associated with memory loss.(3^✔)

Reference:

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2. Amnesia - An Overview - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia#Types)
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