AMNESIA

We all know the effects of this disease. It is nothing but the memory loss or memory disturbance of a person. The main causes of amnesia are usage of powerful drugs, direct damage to the brain and any type of head injuries. Patients are able to remember only few incidents. It depends on the type of amnesia they have. Generally it is of two types. They are ‘anterograde’ and ‘retrograde’ amnesia. Some of the different types and their causes are discussed below. MEMORY DISTRUST SYNDROME is one where the person refuses to believe his own memory information. This leads to stress and shifts the person to a mental illness state. SOURCE AMNESIA is one where the patient is able to recollect the information but don’t know the source of the information. LACUNAR AMNESIA is the disease where the patient is unable to remember a particular incident. The patients suffering from these memory diseases needs the support to live. They are dependent on others. But they should not lose their confidence. They should take note of the day-to-day activities to be performed and should follow it. The patients should try to think of their past to recollect their memory. Regular intake of medicines will surely help them to recover from these memory diseases.