article_snippet: Chloe Inman, 16, suffered total memory loss nearly two years ago after suffering a rare but serious side effect from a lumbar puncture to remove fluid from her spine.
article_snippet: Chloe Inman, 16, suffered total memory loss nearly two years ago and was unable to recognise her family, friends or understand who she was.
article_snippet: Miss Inman said: 'I had forgotten my entire life, which was absolutely devastating.
article_snippet: Miss Inman Miss Inman claims Miss Inman developed severe amnesia nearly two years ago after suffering serious side effects from a lumbar puncture to remove fluid from Miss Inman spine - after suffering severe headaches .
article_snippet: Miss Inman Miss Inman had always suffered bad headaches but it was not until just before Miss Inman 15th birthday that medical staff diagnosed Miss Inman with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
article_snippet: This meant Miss Inman had abnormally high pressure inside Miss Inman skull, which was causing excruciatingly painful headaches.
article_snippet: Miss Inman suffered the severe memory loss after doctors performed a lumbar puncture and found Miss Inman had twice as much fluid in Miss Inman spine than usual.
article_snippet: Miss Inman, who lives in Plymouth, Devon with Miss Inman parents Julie, 41, Daryl, 42, sister Ellie, nine and Caleb, now seven, said Miss Inman was awake throughout the procedure.
article_snippet: Miss Inman said: 'It was like a switch was flicked and all my memories just disappeared. '
article_snippet: But they know that if it comes back to perform a lumbar puncture as a quick solution - but I'm terrified I could lose all my memory again.'
highlights_snippet: Chloe Inman, 16, suffered total memory loss nearly two years ago .
  
highlights_snippet: it occurred after a lumbar puncture to remove fluid from Chloe Inman spine .
  