Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of amnesia (memory loss).
Family history
- What is the general health of your family members?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Are you exposed to harmful working substances in your profession?
- Is there any evidence of psychosocial stress or strain due to your family situation?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- What things can’t be remembered?
- Is there a loss of short-term memory?
- Is there a loss of long-term memory?
- How long does the symptomatology persist?
- Did the symptomatology occur suddenly or did it develop insidiously?
- Have there been any other symptoms?
- Was there a trigger for the symptomatology? Fall, accident, etc.?*
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you drink alcohol at an increased rate? If so, what drink(s) and how many glasses of it per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Environmental history
- Medication history
* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)
