Amnesia is memory loss that may be caused by a head injury or stroke, substance use, or a severe emotional event, such as combat or a motor vehicle accident. Depending upon the cause, amnesia may be temporary or it may be a permanent condition.
Amnesia can involve complete loss of memory of one or more of the following:
Events or circumstances
A specific period of time
An entire lifetime
Amnesia can also involve not being able to make new memories. Someone may not be able to remember things that happen after the event that caused amnesia.
The cause determines whether the condition comes on slowly or suddenly. Memory problems that come on gradually may be a part of ongoing mental decline (dementia). Transient global amnesia is a type of unexplained amnesia that begins suddenly.
Treatment options and results of treatment of amnesia depend on the cause of lost memory.
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Amnesia ni kupoteza kumbukumbu kwa sababu ya majeraha ya kichwa, uvimbe wa ubongo, matumizi ya dawa za kulevya, au tukio kali la kihisia, kama vile mapigano au ajali ya gari. Ikitegemea kisababishi, amnesia yaweza kuwa ya muda tu au yaweza kuwa ya kudumu. Amnesia inaweza kuhusisha kupoteza kabisa kumbukumbu ya moja au zaidi ya yafuatayo: Matukio au hali, kipindi maalum cha wakati, au maisha yote. Mtu anaweza kukosa kukumbuka mambo yaliyotokea baada ya tukio lililosababisha kukosa kumbukumbu. Kisababishi huamua ikiwa hali hiyo huja polepole au kwa ghafula. Matatizo ya kumbukumbu yanayotokea hatua kwa hatua yaweza kuwa sehemu ya kupungua kwa akili (kosa la akili). Amnesia ya muda mfupi ni aina ya amnesia isiyoelezeka ambayo huanza ghafula. Chaguzi za matibabu na matokeo ya matibabu ya amnesia hutegemea kisababishi cha kupoteza kumbukumbu. Kwa mujibu wa sheria za afya, elimu ya afya ya afya inapaswa kuchunguzwa na timu ya wataalamu wa afya, wauguzi, wataalamu wa afya, wataalamu wa lishe, na wataalamu wengine wa afya. PeaceHealth inajitahidi kutoa habari kamili ya huduma za afya, hata hivyo, mada zingine katika hifadhidata hii zinaelezea huduma na taratibu ambazo hazipakuiwa na watoa huduma wetu au ndani ya vifaa vyetu kwa sababu hazifai, wala hazikubaliwi na, sera za maadili za shirika letu.