Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-234) and index.
Contents:
How vital memory controls life -- The memory process -- Memory testing -- Reversible causes of memory loss and their treatment -- Depression: the most common cause of reversible vital memory loss and intellectual deterioration -- Alcoholism, brain poisoning, and memory loss -- The effects of stimulants, depressants, and drugs that produce hallucinations on memory and intelligence -- Prescription medications that cause memory loss -- Memory loss related to brain nutrition -- The chemistry of the body and how it affects the mind (especially vital memory) -- Memory and brain metabolism -- Thyroid dysfunction and memory loss -- Brain infections that cause memory loss -- Closed-head injuries and memory loss -- Epilepsy and memory loss -- Strokes and memory loss -- Surgically treatable causes of memory loss -- Degenerative brain disease and memory loss -- Prevention: what you can do to avoid memory loss -- Predictions: preventing and reversing memory loss.
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