Causes and Treatment for Amnesia
September 11, 2009 by admin
Filed under Home Remedies
Amnesia is a state of mind where the person loses his or her memory capacity for a time period which lies anywhere between two hours to a few days or even months. There are many reasons for the occurrence of this loss of memory. It can be due to some kind of psychological experience, which was very disturbing, and this could also be due to some kind of severe head injury. There are two main types of Amnesia namely
Organic Amnesia - This is memory loss, which is triggered by some kind of damage to the brain due to some head injury, trauma or disease.
Functional Amnesia - This is memory loss, which is triggered by psychological factors like some kind of disturbing experience.
Kinds of Amnesia – There are many different kinds of Amnesia namely:
- Anterograde Amnesia
- Emotional or hysterical amnesia
- Lacunar amnesia
- Korsakoff syndrome
- Posthypnotic amnesia
- Retrograde amnesia
- Transient global amnesia
Reasons for Occurrence of Amnesia – There are many different reasons due to which people are afflicted with amnesia. Some of them are:
- Severe head injury
- Some serious disease or illness like Alzheimer’s
- High temperature and fever
- Seizures
- Mental shock
- Drugs
- Stroke
- Surgical procedures like brain surgery
- Damage to the brain due to the heavy consumption of alcohol
From the above-mentioned causes, we can understand that the main reason for the occurrence of amnesia is due to some kind of irregularities in the functioning of the brain. The brain cells get damaged and this causes some kind of loss in memory. Some kind of serious injury like a vehicular accident is also likely to cause some kind of loss in memory. People who have been afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease are likely to suffer the most severe loss in memory. First they start forgetting about things, which have happened in the recent past, and very soon they start forgetting events, which have happened a long time ago.
Prevention and treatment of Amnesia
One of the best ways of keeping amnesia at bay is to avoid any kind of damage to the brain. Certain simple precautions like wearing a helmet while reading a bike or wearing a seat belt while driving and also curtailing the use of alcohol and drugs can help in preventing brain damage to a large extent. A body, which has been maintained in a healthy manner, will be able to withstand the effects of strokes and seizures.
The method of treatment of amnesia will also be dependent on the reason for the occurrence of amnesia. If amnesia has occurred due to some kind of injury like a car accident then the person should be taken to the doctor immediately for some kind of treatment. Psychotherapy can help in taking care of any kind of emotional trauma, which the person is undergoing due to this injury. Hypnosis is said to play an important role in helping people to recover their lost memory.
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