Memory loss
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Memory loss can be caused by many things.
- Alzheimer's disease is an illness which can cause mild to severe memory loss.
- Parkinson's disease is a genetic defect which can always result in memory loss.
- Huntington's disease is an inherited disease which can result in memory loss.
- Chemotherapy using cytotoxic drugs to treat cancer
- Stress-related activities are another factor which can result in memory loss.
- It is also caused by traumatic brain injury, of which a concussion is a form.
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