Common causes of Forgetfulness
Introduction:
This information shows the various causes of Forgetfulness, and how common these diseases
or conditions are in the general population.
This is not a direct indication as to how commonly these diseases are the actual cause
of Forgetfulness, but gives a relative idea as to how frequent these diseases are seen overall.
13
diseases that are "very common".
9
diseases that are "common".
7
diseases that are "uncommon".
2
diseases that are "rare".
10
diseases that are "very rare".
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diseases without any prevalence information.
Causes of Forgetfulness that are very common
The following causes of Forgetfulness are diseases or medical conditions that
affect more than 10 million people in the USA:
Causes of Forgetfulness that are common
The following causes of Forgetfulness are diseases or conditions that
affect more than 1 million people in the USA:
Causes of Forgetfulness that are uncommon
The following causes of Forgetfulness are diseases or conditions that
affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:
Causes of Forgetfulness that are rare
The offical US government definition of a "rare" disease is one that
affects 200,000 people or less.
The following causes of Forgetfulness appear in the population
at a rate of less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:
Causes of Forgetfulness that are very rare
The following causes of Forgetfulness appear in the population
at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:
Causes of Forgetfulness without any prevalence information
The following causes of Forgetfulness are ones for which
we do not have any prevalence information.
- Acrodynia - impaired memory
- Acute confusional state
- Acute Pesticide poisoning -- xylene - amnesia
- ADD - forgetfulness
- ADHD - forgetfulness
- Adhesive abuse - memory problems
- Adhesive addiction - memory problems
- Adjustment disorder
- Aerosol abuse - memory problems
- Aerosol addiction - memory problems
- Age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) - the normal forgetfulness of aging.
- Aging - Slight memory loss
- AIDS - because they acquire a brain infection
- Alcohol abuse - memory problems
- Alcohol drinking - loss of memory
- Alcohol Withdrawal - loss of memory
- Alcohol-Induced Disorders - amnesia
- Alcoholic Neuropathy - amnesia
- Alcoholism - loss of memory
- Alzheimer disease 10 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 12 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 13 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 14 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 15 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 16 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease) - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 5 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 6 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 7 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 8 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease 9 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease type 1 - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer disease type 2 - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer disease type 4 - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 11 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 4 - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Alzheimer disease, familial, type 3 - forgetfulness
- Alzheimer's disease - forgetting names
- Alzheimer's disease without Neurofibrillary tangles - forgetfulness
- Amnesia - permanent memory loss
- Amnesic shellfish poisoning - permanent short-term memory loss
- Amnestic disorder - decline in memory ability
- Amphetamine abuse - impaired memory
- Anoxia - amnesia
- Atlantic mussel food poisoning - short-term memory loss
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 1 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 2 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 3 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 4 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 5 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 6 - forgetfulness
- Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Susceptibility to, 7 - forgetfulness
- Autoimmune limbic encephalitis - memory problems
- Bacterial brain infection
- Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic 1 - memory problems
- Benign astrocytoma - forgetfulness
- Benign senescent forgetfulness (BSF) - an earlier name now largely superceded by AAMI
- Bilateral stroke - memory problems
- Binswanger Disease - loss of memory
- Brain cancer - memory problems
- Brain Concussion - forgetfulness
- Brain conditions - various conditions of the brain can affect memory and cause forgetfulness.
- Brain infection
- Brain inflammation
- Brain tumor
- Breathing-related sleep disorder - poor memory
- Cardiac disorder
- Central nervous system lymphoma, primary - forgetfulness
- Cerebral contusion - memory problems
- Cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, hereditary, Dutch type - impaired memory
- Cerebral sarcoma - memory problems
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Certain medications - see medication causes of forgetfulness
- Chemical addiction - forgetfulness
- Chemical poisoning -- Bromide - memory problems
- Chemical poisoning -- Glufosinate - amnesia
- Chemical poisoning -- Hexabromobiphenyl - memory problems
- Chemical poisoning -- Tungsten - memory problems
- Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia - impaired memory
- Chronic alcoholism
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - short-term memory loss
- Chronic pyelonephritis - forgetfulness
- Cirrhosis of the liver - forgetfulness
- Classic childhood ALD - poor memory
- Concentration problems - see also causes of concentration difficulty
- Concussion - memory problems
- Decreased folate - forgetfulness
- Delirium
- Dementia - memory problems
- Dementia, familial British - impaired memory
- Depression - forgetfulness
- Depressive episode - Poor memory
- Diencephalic Syndrome - amnesia
- Diencephalic syndrome of infancy - amnesia
- Dissociative Identity Disorder - Memory problems
- Down's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Drug abuse
- Dysthymia/seasonal depression disorder, PND - forgetfulness
- Early-onset Alzheimer's - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Electrocution - Amnesia
- Emotional problems
- Emotional stress - memory problems
- Encephalopathy, familial, with neuroserpin inclusion bodies - impaired memory
- Ependymoma - impaired memory
- Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Familial hypopituitarism - memory problems
- Familial hypothyroidism - memory problems
- Fungal brain infection
- Ganglioglioma - impaired memory
- General anxiety
- Glioma - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 1 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 2 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 3 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 4 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 5 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 6 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 7 - memory problems
- Glioma Susceptibility 8 - memory problems
- Gliomatosis cerebri - impaired memory
- Gliosarcoma - impaired memory
- Grieving
- Hashimoto's encephalitis - amnesia
- Head Conditions - Memory problems
- Head injury - Memory problems
- Head trauma
- Headache - Memory problems
- Herpex simplex encephalitis
- HHV-6 encephalitis - short-term memory loss
- HIV-1, CRF01_AE - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF02_AG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF04_ cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF05_ D/F - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF06_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF07_BC - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF08_BC - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF11_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF12_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF13_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF14_BG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF15_01B - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF16_ A2D - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF17_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF18_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF19_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF20_BG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF21_A2D - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF22_01A1 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF23_BG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF24_BG - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF25_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF26_AU - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF27_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF28_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF29_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF30_0206 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF31_BC - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF32_06A1 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF33_01B - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF34_01B - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF35_AD - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF36_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF37_cpx - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF38_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF39_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF40_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF41_CD - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF42_BF - forgetfulness
- HIV-1, CRF43_02G - forgetfulness
- HIV-1A - forgetfulness
- HIV-1A1 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1A2 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1A3 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1B - forgetfulness
- HIV-1C - forgetfulness
- HIV-1D - forgetfulness
- HIV-1E - forgetfulness
- HIV-1F - forgetfulness
- HIV-1F1 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1F2 - forgetfulness
- HIV-1G - forgetfulness
- HIV-1H - forgetfulness
- HIV-1J - forgetfulness
- HIV-1K - forgetfulness
- HIV-1M - forgetfulness
- HIV-1N - forgetfulness
- HIV-1O - forgetfulness
- HIV-2 - forgetfulness
- HIV-2A - forgetfulness
- HIV-2B - forgetfulness
- Homen syndrome - amnesia
- Huntington's Disease - difficulty remembering a fact
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 1 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 2 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 3 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 4 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 5 - impaired memory
- Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, familial, 6 - impaired memory
- Hypersomnia - Memory difficulty
- Hypothyroidism - forgetfulness
- Inhalant abuse - memory problems
- Inhalant addiction - memory problems
- Intracranial arachnoid cysts - forgetfulness
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma - memory problems
- Korsakoff's psychosis - permanent memory loss
- Korsakoff's syndrome
- Late-onset Alzheimer's - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Lead poisoning - Memory problems
- Leukoencephalopathy - absent mindedness
- Limbic encephalitis - memory problems
- Lithium poisoning - impaired memory
- Lupus - memory problems
- Macrocytosis - poor memory
- Marijuana - marijuana or cannabis use may cause short-term memory loss problems for several weeks.
- Marijuana abuse - Short term memory loss
- Marijuana addiction - impaired memory
- Medial temporal lobe lesions
- Medication interaction
- Melanoma -- astrocytoma syndrome - memory problems
- Meningitis
- Menopause - forgetfulness
- Metabolic encephalopathy - forgetfulness
- Metabolic Syndrome - memory problems
- Migraine - may cause temporary memory failure.
- Migrainous stupor migraine - memory disturbances
- Morgellons Disease - short term memory loss
- Multi-infarct dementia - memory problems
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 1 - Memory difficulties
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 2 - Memory difficulties
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 3 - Memory difficulties
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 4 - Memory difficulties
- Narcolepsy with cataplexy - memory problems
- Narcolepsy without cataplexy - memory problems
- Neurosyphilis - memory problems
- Neurosyphilis -- general paresis - memory problems
- New mother - adjusting to a new baby also commonly leads to forgetfulness (such as from tiredness).
- Normal aging - the memory (and concentration) ability does gradually reduce with age.
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
- Nutritional deficiency - Amnesia
- Opioid addiction - forgetfulness
- Opium addiction - forgetfulness
- Organic personality syndrome - impaired memory
- Oxycontin addiction - forgetfulness
- Pain killer addiction - forgetfulness
- Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis - memory problems
- Parkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant, Lewy body - impaired memory
- Pediatric AIDS - forgetfulness
- Pfiesteria piscicida infection - memory problems
- Pfiesteria piscicida poisoning - impaired memory
- Pfiesteria poisoning - impaired memory
- Pfiesteria shumwayae poisoning - impaired memory
- Pick's Disease - loss of memory
- Polycythemia vera - forgetfulness
- Postpartum hyperthyroidism - Loss of memory
- Postpartum hypothyroidism - poor memory
- Postpartum thyroiditis - poor memory
- Pregnancy - forgetfulness
- Prescribed medication addiction - forgetfulness
- Primary degenerative dementia - progressive dementia and memory loss
- Prion diseases - memory problems
- Problem Sleepiness - memory problems
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy - memory failure
- Psychoneurosis - memory problems
- Pulmonary edema of mountaineers - memory problems
- Renal disorder
- Respiratory disorder
- Reye's Syndrome - forgetfulness
- Right parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease - Forgetting how to do everyday tasks
- Sleep apnea - forgetfulness
- Sleep dept - impaired memory
- Sleep disorders - Memory problems
- Sleeping pill addiction - forgetfulness
- Solvent abuse - memory problems
- Solvent addiction - memory problems
- Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, 4 - memory problems
- Spinocerebellar ataxia, X-linked, type 4 - memory problems
- Stroke - short-term memory problems
- Substance abuse
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Hemolytic Anemia, Susceptibility to, 1 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Nephritis, Susceptibility to, 1 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Vitiligo, Susceptibility to, 1 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 1 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 10 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 11 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 12 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 13 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 2 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 3 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 4 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 5 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 6 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 7 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 8 - memory problems
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Susceptibility to, 9 - memory problems
- Telencephalic leukoencephalopathy - memory problems
- Temporal lobe epilepsy
- Temporal lobectomy behavior syndrome - memory problems
- Thiamine deficiency
- Thyroid disorders - forgetfulness
- Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect - memory problems
- TIA
- Tiredness - see also causes of tiredness
- Tranquilizer addiction - forgetfulness
- Tranquilizer withdrawal - impaired memory
- Transient global amnesia
- Uremic encephalopathy - memory problems
- Vascular malformations of the brain - impaired memory
- Viral brain infection
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency - impaired memory
- War sailor syndrome - memory problems
- Wernicke dementia - impaired memory
- Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - permanent memory loss
- Whiplash Injuries - memory problems
- Wright Dyck syndrome - Memory problems
- more causes...»
All Causes of Forgetfulness
The full list of all possible causes for Forgetfulness described in various sources is as follows:
See full list of possible disease causes of Forgetfulness
Drug side effect causes of Forgetfulness
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins
may possibly cause Forgetfulness as a side effect.
See detailed list of 20
drug side effect causes of Forgetfulness
Drug interaction causes of Forgetfulness:
Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Forgetfulness including:
See detailed list of 1
drug interaction causes of Forgetfulness
Forgetfulness: Tools
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Forgetfulness:
The following list of conditions
have 'Forgetfulness' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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Conditions listing medical complications: Forgetfulness:
The following list of medical conditions have 'Forgetfulness'
or similar listed as a medical complication in our database.
