Symptoms of Amnesia
- Disoriented / Confused
- Difficulty recalling previously learned information
- Difficulty learning new things
- De personalization
In certain types of amnesia symptoms include headache, dizziness or nausea.
These symptoms cause problems for the amnesiacs, be it at school, work or in the society. In some cases the symptoms are severe enough to warrant supervised living.(2✔ ✔Trusted Source
Amnesia - An Overview
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Reference:
- United states of amnesia: rescuing memory loss from diverse conditions - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5992608/)
- Amnesia - An Overview - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesia#Types)
- What Causes Amnesia? - (https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/amnesia)
- Amnesia / Memory Loss - (https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/amnesia)
- Amnesia - Health Library - (https://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=917219)
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