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Causes and Risk Factors


Memory problems can be caused by several conditions, including the following:


Alcoholism and illegal drug use (may interfere with medications and brain chemicals and lead to thiamin deficiency [Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome])

Brain injuries (including concussion, head trauma, and bleeding between the brain and skull) and brain tumors
Changes in the brain (e.g., due to the abnormal buildup of proteins or shrinkage of the hippocampus [portion of the brain cr...Read the full article