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Short-term memory loss and Forgetfulness

Short-term memory loss AND Forgetfulness - Causes of All Symptoms
Short-term memory loss OR Forgetfulness - 336 causes

Short-term memory loss:

Forgetfulness:

Results: Causes of Short-term memory loss AND Forgetfulness

1. Alcohol abuse
2. Atlantic mussel food poisoning
3. Bamforth syndrome
4. Cerebrovascular Conditions
5. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
6. Delirium
7. Dementia
8. Drug abuse
9. Encephalitis
10. HHV-6 encephalitis

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Results: 336 causes of Short-term memory loss OR Forgetfulness

1. ADHD
2. Acebutolol Hydrochloride - Teratogenic Agent
3. Achromatopsia
4. Acrodynia
5. Adhesive abuse
6. Adhesive addiction
7. Aerosol abuse
8. Aerosol addiction
9. Agenesis of the corpus callosum - mental retardation - coloboma - micrognathia
10. Aging

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AND Dementia (16 matches)

AND Behavioral symptoms (14 matches)

AND Mental problems (14 matches)

AND Personality symptoms (14 matches)

AND Memory symptoms (13 matches)

AND Society problems (12 matches)

AND Cognitive impairment (11 matches)

AND Confusion (11 matches)

AND Fatigue (11 matches)

AND Head symptoms (11 matches)

AND Seizures (11 matches)

AND Depressive symptoms (10 matches)

AND Emotional symptoms (10 matches)

AND Movement symptoms (10 matches)

AND Digestive symptoms (10 matches)

AND Muscle symptoms (10 matches)

AND Nerve symptoms (10 matches)

AND Sensations (10 matches)

AND Drowsiness (9 matches)

AND Eye symptoms (9 matches)

AND Irritability (9 matches)

AND Muscle weakness (9 matches)

AND Personality change (9 matches)

AND Vomiting (9 matches)

AND Pain (9 matches)

AND Coma (8 matches)

AND Delirium (8 matches)

AND Delusions (8 matches)

AND Headache (8 matches)

AND Syncope (8 matches)

AND Alzheimer's-like symptoms (8 matches)

AND Bowel incontinence (8 matches)

AND Spasms (8 matches)

AND Anxiety (8 matches)

AND Balance symptoms (7 matches)

AND Clumsiness (7 matches)

AND Coordination problems (7 matches)

AND Hallucinations (7 matches)

AND Mild personality changes (7 matches)

AND Sleep symptoms (7 matches)

AND Walking symptoms (7 matches)

AND Face symptoms (7 matches)

AND Weakness (7 matches)

AND Insomnia (6 matches)

AND Muscle pain (6 matches)

AND Sexual symptoms (6 matches)

AND Eating symptoms (6 matches)

AND Food symptoms (6 matches)

AND Lethargy (6 matches)

AND Stiffness (6 matches)

AND Temperature symptoms (6 matches)

AND Concentration difficulty (6 matches)

AND Mental changes (6 matches)

AND Breathing difficulties (5 matches)

AND Developmental problems (5 matches)

AND Diarrhea (5 matches)

AND Euphoria (5 matches)

AND Growth symptoms (5 matches)

AND Heart symptoms (5 matches)

AND Infant symptoms (5 matches)

AND Lack of energy (5 matches)

AND Poor growth (5 matches)

AND Sleeping problems (5 matches)

AND Slurred speech (5 matches)

AND Abdominal symptoms (5 matches)

AND Bowel movements (5 matches)

AND Bowel problems (5 matches)

AND Nausea (5 matches)

AND Stool symptoms (5 matches)

AND Appetite changes (5 matches)

AND Loss of pleasure in activities (5 matches)

AND Mouth symptoms (5 matches)

AND Muscle aches (5 matches)

AND Neck symptoms (5 matches)

AND Poor memory (5 matches)

AND Throat symptoms (5 matches)

AND Aches (5 matches)

AND Difficulty concentrating at work (5 matches)

AND Difficulty concentrating in adults (5 matches)

AND Inability to concentrate (5 matches)

AND Poor concentration in adults (5 matches)

AND Respiratory symptoms (5 matches)

AND Severe difficulty concentrating (5 matches)

AND Vision changes (5 matches)

AND Vision distortion (5 matches)

AND Visual problems (5 matches)

AND Psychotic Behaviour (5 matches)

AND Brain symptoms (5 matches)

AND Dizziness (4 matches)

AND Impotence (4 matches)

AND Male infertility (4 matches)

AND Nystagmus (4 matches)

AND Progressive mental deterioration (4 matches)

AND School problems (4 matches)

AND Speech symptoms (4 matches)

AND Tingling in Both Feet (4 matches)

AND Tonic-clonic seizure (4 matches)

AND Weight loss (4 matches)

AND Arm symptoms (4 matches)

AND Body symptoms (4 matches)

AND Hand symptoms (4 matches)

AND Intellectual decline (4 matches)

AND Paralysis symptoms (4 matches)

AND Peripheral neuropathy (4 matches)

AND Skin problems (4 matches)

AND Skin symptoms (4 matches)

AND Swelling symptoms (4 matches)

AND Despair (4 matches)

AND Difficulty concentrating in children (4 matches)

AND Fever (4 matches)

AND Hopelessness (4 matches)

AND Inattentive behavior at work (4 matches)

AND Intense psychoses (4 matches)

AND Loss of interest in activities (4 matches)

AND Loss of memory (4 matches)

AND Lung symptoms (4 matches)

AND Mild depression (4 matches)

AND Moderate depression (4 matches)

AND Muscle spasms (4 matches)

AND One or more episodes of decreased interest (4 matches)

AND One or more episodes of depressed mood (4 matches)

AND Poor concentration in teens (4 matches)

AND Sadness (4 matches)

AND Suicidal behaviour (4 matches)

AND Suicidal psychosis (4 matches)

AND Suicidal tendencies (4 matches)

AND The blues (4 matches)

AND Thought of injuring one self (4 matches)

AND Thought of one's death (4 matches)

AND Thought of suicide (4 matches)

AND Agitation (4 matches)

AND Catatonia (4 matches)

AND Urinary incontinence (4 matches)

AND Mania (4 matches)

AND Stiff neck (4 matches)

AND Emotional lability (4 matches)

AND Acute epilepsy-like symptoms (3 matches)

AND Aggression (3 matches)

AND Altered mental state (3 matches)

AND Altered vital signs (3 matches)

AND Anemia (3 matches)

AND Behavior problems at work (3 matches)

AND Behavior problems in adults (3 matches)

AND Behavior problems in teens (3 matches)

AND Decreased level of consciousness (3 matches)

AND Deep stupor (3 matches)

AND Easily fatigued (3 matches)

AND Epilepsy-like symptoms (3 matches)

AND Involuntary tonic movements (3 matches)

AND Low blood pressure (3 matches)

AND Mood swings (3 matches)

AND Nerve damage (3 matches)

AND Night sweats in children (3 matches)

AND Numbness in Both Feet (3 matches)

AND Numbness in one foot (3 matches)

AND Palpitations (3 matches)

AND Paresthesias (3 matches)

AND Phobia (3 matches)

AND Rapid heart beat (3 matches)

AND Seizures in infants and early childhood (3 matches)

AND Severe epilepsy-like symptoms (3 matches)

AND Sexual dysfunction in pregnancy (3 matches)

AND Tingling in both hands (3 matches)

AND Tingling in one foot (3 matches)

AND Tingling in one hand (3 matches)

AND Tremor symptoms (3 matches)

AND Violent behaviour (3 matches)

AND Myoclonus (3 matches)

AND Chills (3 matches)

AND Extreme fatigue (3 matches)

AND Failure to thrive (3 matches)

AND Fatigue in children (3 matches)

AND Female sexual symptoms (3 matches)

AND Foot symptoms (3 matches)

AND Hearing impairment (3 matches)

AND High blood pressure (3 matches)

AND Leg symptoms (3 matches)

AND Megacolon (3 matches)

AND Memory loss in children (3 matches)

AND Mental retardation (3 matches)

AND Muscular hypotonia (3 matches)

AND Obesity (3 matches)

AND Poor appetite (3 matches)

AND Sore throat (3 matches)

AND Stomach cramps (3 matches)

AND Tiredness (3 matches)

AND Unconsciousness (3 matches)

AND Weight gain (3 matches)

AND Double vision (3 matches)

AND Arthritis-like symptoms (3 matches)

AND Breath symptoms (3 matches)

AND Difficulty concentrating at school (3 matches)

AND Difficulty concentrating in teens (3 matches)

AND Impaired vision (3 matches)

AND Inattentive behavior at school (3 matches)

AND Joint pain (3 matches)

AND Joint symptoms (3 matches)

AND Thought of injuring one self as in depression (3 matches)

AND Disorientation (3 matches)

AND Hyperactivity (3 matches)

AND Restlessness (3 matches)

AND Unresponsiveness (3 matches)

AND Acute episodes of Alzheimers-like symptoms (3 matches)

AND Amnesia (3 matches)

AND Behaviour changes with irritability (3 matches)

AND Chronic intermittent forgetfulness (3 matches)

AND Intermittent intermittent forgetfulness (3 matches)

AND Neurological disorder (3 matches)

AND Recurring Alzheimers-like symptoms (3 matches)

AND Recurring episodes of Alzheimers-like symptoms (3 matches)

AND Recurring intermittent forgetfulness (3 matches)

AND Severe episodes of Alzheimers-like symptoms (3 matches)

AND Brain damage (3 matches)

AND Excessive hunger (3 matches)

AND Fainting (3 matches)

AND Loss of the ability to produce speech (3 matches)

AND Meningitis (3 matches)

AND Mental deterioration in children (3 matches)

AND Motormental retardation in children (3 matches)

AND Birth symptoms (3 matches)

AND Ear symptoms (3 matches)

AND Learning disabilities (3 matches)

AND Swallowing difficulty (3 matches)

AND Weight symptoms (3 matches)

AND Aberrant behaviour in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Abnormal eye movements (2 matches)

AND Abnormal thinking in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Absenteeism (2 matches)

AND Addiction symptoms (2 matches)

AND Anxiety disorder in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Anxiety in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Apprehension in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Arrhythmias (2 matches)

AND Behavior problems at school (2 matches)

AND Behavior problems in children (2 matches)

AND Behaviour changes in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Blackouts (2 matches)

AND Burning feet (2 matches)

AND Burning Legs (2 matches)

AND Chest pain (2 matches)

AND Chronic orthostatic hypotension (2 matches)

AND Confusion in children (2 matches)

AND Decreased body temperature (2 matches)

AND Dehydration (2 matches)

AND Enlarged liver (2 matches)

AND Falls (2 matches)

AND Foot pain (2 matches)

AND Hyperlipidemia (2 matches)

AND Hypertriglyceridemia (2 matches)

AND Inattention (2 matches)

AND Indigestion (2 matches)

AND Intermittent epilepsy-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Major depression in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Male impotence (2 matches)

AND Memory disturbances (2 matches)

AND Mental changes in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Mental depression (2 matches)

AND Mental depression in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Mental problems in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Mild depression in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Mild depression-like symptoms in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Moderate depression in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Nervousness (2 matches)

AND Nervousness in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Neuropathy (2 matches)

AND Orthostatic hypotension (2 matches)

AND Prolonged exposure to cold (2 matches)

AND Raised ambulatory 24hr pH monitoring (2 matches)

AND Reduced sperm count (2 matches)

AND Self-esteem symptoms (2 matches)

AND Sweat symptoms (2 matches)

AND Thrombocytopenia (2 matches)

AND Urine retention (2 matches)

AND Voice symptoms (2 matches)

AND Weight loss in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Blood pressure symptoms (2 matches)

AND Abnormal hair growth in children (2 matches)

AND Anorexia (2 matches)

AND Ataxia in children (2 matches)

AND Back symptoms (2 matches)

AND Bradykinesia in children (2 matches)

AND Burning pain at rest (2 matches)

AND Burning pain at rest similar to that in case of vascular disoders (2 matches)

AND Constipation (2 matches)

AND Daytime drowsiness in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Daytime tiredness in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Developmental delay in children (2 matches)

AND Drowsiness in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Dry skin (2 matches)

AND Early puberty (2 matches)

AND Electrolyte imbalance (2 matches)

AND Extreme fatigue in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Extreme tiredness (2 matches)

AND Extreme tiredness in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Fatigue in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Fecal impaction (2 matches)

AND Female infertility (2 matches)

AND Flaky skin (2 matches)

AND Gynecomastia (2 matches)

AND Heart rhythm symptoms (2 matches)

AND Heavy periods (2 matches)

AND Hirsutism (2 matches)

AND Hoarse (2 matches)

AND Hyperuricaemia (2 matches)

AND Inability to speak (2 matches)

AND Lethargy in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Listlessness in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Loss of appetite in children (2 matches)

AND Malaise (2 matches)

AND Menstrual irregularities (2 matches)

AND Muscle cramps (2 matches)

AND Numbness (2 matches)

AND Nystagmus in children (2 matches)

AND Paleness (2 matches)

AND Paraesthesia of the lower extremity (2 matches)

AND Paresthesia of the upper extremity (2 matches)

AND Paresthesias in children (2 matches)

AND Peripheral paresthesia (2 matches)

AND Progressive weakness (2 matches)

AND Runny nose (2 matches)

AND Sneezing in children (2 matches)

AND Tiredness in pregnancy (2 matches)

AND Vague symptoms (2 matches)

AND Weak, tired and apprehensive (2 matches)

AND Weakness of the legs (2 matches)

AND Bladder symptoms (2 matches)

AND Cough (2 matches)

AND Coughing (2 matches)

AND Emotional liability (2 matches)

AND Exercise symptoms (2 matches)

AND Lymph symptoms (2 matches)

AND Myalgia (2 matches)

AND Panic (2 matches)

AND Panic attack (2 matches)

AND Recurring difficulty concentrating (2 matches)

AND Urinary difficulty (2 matches)

AND Urinary problems (2 matches)

AND Urinary symptoms (2 matches)

AND Auditory hallucinations (2 matches)

AND Bizarre behaviour (2 matches)

AND Gustatory (2 matches)

AND Incoherent speech (2 matches)

AND Unable to respond logically (2 matches)

AND Unable to respond logically as in case of Alzheimer's disease (2 matches)

AND Uncontrollable passage of urine (2 matches)

AND Acute Alzheimers-like memory loss (2 matches)

AND Acute intermittent forgetfulness (2 matches)

AND Agnosia (2 matches)

AND Alzheimers-like memory loss (2 matches)

AND Aphasia (2 matches)

AND Apraxia (2 matches)

AND Chronic episodes of Alzheimers-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Chronic hypomania-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Eating difficulty (2 matches)

AND Episodes of Alzheimers-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Episodes of crying (2 matches)

AND Episodic mania-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Hypochondriasis (2 matches)

AND Hypomania-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Inappropriate laughter (2 matches)

AND Intermittent episodes of Alzheimers-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Intermittent forgetfulness (2 matches)

AND Laughter (2 matches)

AND Loss of smell (2 matches)

AND Mild temporary amnesia (2 matches)

AND Psychosensory aura (2 matches)

AND Recurring hypomania-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Regression (2 matches)

AND Severe Alzheimers-like memory loss (2 matches)

AND Severe Alzheimers-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Severe episodic mania-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Severe hypomania-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Weeping (2 matches)

AND Dizziness in children (2 matches)

AND Indecision in adults (2 matches)

AND Isolation (2 matches)

AND Acute Alzheimers-like confusion symptoms (2 matches)

AND Acute Alzheimers-like symptoms (2 matches)

AND Altered mental status (2 matches)

AND Altered respiratory pattern (2 matches)

AND Alzheimers-like confusion symptoms (2 matches)

AND Anterior fontanelle bulging (2 matches)

AND Brain atrophy (2 matches)

AND Bulging fontanelle (2 matches)

AND Change in level of consciousness (2 matches)

AND Changes in intellectual functioning (2 matches)

AND Chronic Alzheimers-like confusion symptoms (2 matches)

AND Cognitive problems in children (2 matches)

AND Coma in children (2 matches)

AND Confusion leading to stupor (2 matches)

AND Decreased LOC (2 matches)

AND Decreased mental acuity (2 matches)

AND Delirium in children (2 matches)

AND Diabetic-like coma (2 matches)

AND Dystonia in children (2 matches)

AND Epilepsy (2 matches)

AND Fast breathing (2 matches)

AND Hemiplegia (2 matches)

AND Hyperactive behavior in adults (2 matches)

AND Inability to think coherently (2 matches)

AND Inability to think quickly (2 matches)

AND Irritability in children (2 matches)

AND Limp muscles in infant (2 matches)

AND Loss of coordination (2 matches)

AND Mental sluggishness (2 matches)

AND Neurologic disorders (2 matches)

AND Neurological deterioration (2 matches)

AND Opisthotonus (2 matches)

AND Permanent brain damage (2 matches)

AND Photophobia (2 matches)

AND Progressive confusion (2 matches)

AND Projectile vomiting in children (2 matches)

AND Projectile vomiting similar to pyloric stenosis (2 matches)

AND Rapid breathing (2 matches)

AND Rapid respiratory rate (2 matches)

AND Recurring diabetic-like coma (2 matches)

AND Respiratory arrest in children (2 matches)

AND Severe Alzheimers-like confusion symptoms (2 matches)

AND Severe confusion (2 matches)

AND Severe diabetic-like coma (2 matches)

AND Severe headache (2 matches)

AND Slight confusion (2 matches)

AND Slowed intellectual activity (2 matches)

AND Slowed mental response (2 matches)

AND Speech abnormalities (2 matches)

AND Stammering (2 matches)

AND Stuttering (2 matches)

AND Temporary confusion (2 matches)

AND Transient delirium (2 matches)

AND Unresponsive Postictal state (2 matches)

AND Unresponsive Postictal state as in case of hepatic encephalopathy (2 matches)

AND Unsteady gait (2 matches)

AND Vigorous appetite (2 matches)

AND Vigorous appetite as seen in diabetes mellitus (2 matches)

AND Abdominal pain (2 matches)

AND Clotting symptoms (2 matches)

AND Difficulty walking (2 matches)

AND Esophagus symptoms (2 matches)

AND Rash (2 matches)

AND Red eye (2 matches)

AND Sores (2 matches)

AND Swallowing symptoms (2 matches)

AND Apathy (2 matches)

AND Detachment (2 matches)

AND Incontinence (2 matches)

AND Loss of speech (2 matches)

AND Loss of the ability to comprehend speech (2 matches)

AND Mood lability (2 matches)

AND Moodiness (2 matches)

AND Rapid, synchronous muscle jerking (2 matches)

AND Tremor (2 matches)

AND Tremors in children (2 matches)

AND Blind spot (2 matches)

AND Cerebellar ataxia (2 matches)

AND Deafness (2 matches)

AND Fertility symptoms (2 matches)

AND Hearing loss (2 matches)

AND Hearing symptoms (2 matches)

AND Increased intracranial pressure (2 matches)

AND Infertility (2 matches)

AND Pregnancy symptoms (2 matches)

AND Vomiting in children (2 matches)

AND Tinnitus (2 matches)

AND Hydrocephalus (2 matches)

AND 1 litre of sweat per hour (1 match)

AND Abnormal Liver Function Tests in Pregnancy (1 match)

AND Accentuated fall in systolic pressure (1 match)

AND Acid reflux (1 match)

AND Acidosis (1 match)

AND Acute forgetfulness in pregnancy (1 match)

AND Acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis (1 match)

AND Acute intermittent forgetfulness in pregnancy (1 match)

AND Acute pancreatitis (1 match)

AND Alcohol abuse (1 match)

AND Alcohol breath odor (1 match)

AND Alcohol use (1 match)

AND Altered bladder habits in pregnancy (1 match)

AND Arrhythmia (1 match)

AND Bad breath (1 match)

AND Breath odor (1 match)

AND Cardiac arrhythmia (1 match)

AND Chronic diarrhoea (1 match)

AND Cleft lip with or without cleft palate in children (1 match)

AND Cleft palate in children (1 match)

AND Deformity symptoms (1 match)

AND Diabetic retinopathy (1 match)

AND Diaphoresis of the feet (1 match)

AND Diaphoresis of the forehead (1 match)

AND Diaphoresis of the palms (1 match)

AND Diaphoresis of the soles (1 match)

AND Diuresis (1 match)

AND Dramatic fall in blood pressure (1 match)

AND Drug abuse (1 match)

AND Dyspepsia (1 match)

AND Episodic Diaphoresis as in case of diabetes mellitus (1 match)

AND Excessive diaphoresis (1 match)

AND Eye twitching (1 match)

AND Fainting episodes similar as in pulmonary hypertension (1 match)

AND Feeling the heartbeat (1 match)

AND Flushing (1 match)

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