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Kaur,Avneet
Mrs.Cruz
English34
29Apr2016
MemoryLoss
Imagineseeingalovedonesfaceandfeelingaifeverytimeyousawthem,itwasthe
firsttime,youtwohavemet
.
Visualizeyourselfyourselfslowlylosingyourfreedom,your
memories,andyourownidentity
.
Thisismemoryloss
.
Creatingmemoriesandthenstoringthem
intoourbrainisunique
.
Also,theprocessofmemoryitselfisasnaturalasbreathing
.
The
medicaltermformemorylossisamnesiawhichisforgetfulnesswhetheritislongtermorshort
termmemoryloss
.
Inthebook,theLordoftheFliesbyWilliamGolding,thedesertedboyson
theislandmayencounterthisdiseaseafteratragiceventhasoccurredorduringanotherdisease
calledAlzheimer's
.
Theabandonedboysonthelonelyislandmayexperiencememorylosswhichisalso
calledamnesia.Amnesiaiscausedbyvariousthingsthatcanaffectthebrainandmemorysuch
asatragiceventthathasanimpactononesthinking.Acauseofmemorylossisifatragicevent
impactsandhauntssomeoneforever.Emotionaltraumacanimpactonesomuchthattheystartto
losetheirmemory.1 .Anothercauseofmemorylossisalsodementia.Dementiaisnotaone
specificdisease,itisagroupofdisordersthathaveagradualeffectonmemoryandthinking2
.It

"AmnesiaBetterHealthChannel."2015.2May.2016
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https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/amnesia
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"Amnesia,Confusion,MemoryLoss,andAlteredAlertnessWebMD."2007.2May.2016
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http://www.webmd.com/brain/tc/confusionmemorylossandalteredalertnesstopicoverview
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isscaryrecallingahappymemoryonedayandthenextdayyoucan'tevenrememberyourown
parents.Alzheimersdiseaseisaformofdementia.Anadditionalcauseofamnesiaispreviously
havingAlzheimersdisease3 .
Alzheimersincludeshavingmemoryissues.Thisisaformof
dementiasoithasagradualeffectononesthinking.Itwouldbedifficulttohaveaconversation
withsomeonewhohasthisdiseasebecausetheywouldkeepforgettingwhatwordstosay.
Amnesiaisnotthesameasdementia.Sometimeswiththisdisease,onemayevenwakeupone
morningandforgethowtowalkortalk.Difficultyrecallingresponsibilitiesfortheboysonthe
islandcanbeverytough.
Memoryplaysasignificantroleintheeverydaylivesofpeopleofallages.Therefore,if
youexperiencememoryloss,itisimportantthateveryoneshoulddotheirbestinpreventingthis
disorder.Onepreventioneveryonecantakepartofis
Workingout,
especiallybetweenage25
and45,booststhechemicalsinthebrainthatsupportandpreventdegenerationofthe
hippocampus
,animportantpartofthebrainformemoryandlearning4.Physicalactivityhelps
keepyourbodyandmindinshape.Exercisereducestheriskformanyillnessessuchas
Alzheimer's.Itcanalsohelpifyouplayasportthatusesalotofmentaleffortsuchastennis.
Justasphysicalactivityhelpskeepyourbodyinshape,mentallystimulatingactivitieshelp
keepyourbraininshape5 .
Therearesomeactivitiesthatcanimprovememoryandkeepyour
brainhealthy.Someactivitiesthatcanhelparecrosswordpuzzlesbecausetheyuseyourmental

"UnderstandingMemoryLoss:WhatToDoWhenYouHave..."2015.2May.2016
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https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/understandingmemoryloss/seriousmemoryproblemscau
sesandtreatments
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"BenefitsofExercise:13UnexpectedWaysExercise..."2013.3May.2016
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http://greatist.com/fitness/13awesomementalhealthbenefitsexercise
>
5
"Memoryloss:7tipstoimproveyourmemoryMayoClinic."2015.3May.2016
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http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthylifestyle/healthyaging/indepth/memoryloss/art20046518
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partofbrain.Also,vitaminb12canalsoimprovememory6.DeficiencyinB12cancause
memorylossbecauseitkeepsalltheredbloodcellsandnervecellshealthyandmakesDNA.A
littlelessofthisvitamincanbeharmful.Preventionisthekey.
Treatmentforthisdisordercandifficult.Itisnotthesameforeveryone,sosomemay
recoverovertimeandsomemaygetbettersooner.Vitaminsmaybegiventofightagainst
amnesiaifthememorylossiscausedbythesupplementdeficiency.7
Itdependsonthecausein
ordertogetthetreatment.Ifthecauseforitwouldbedepression,depressionwouldbetreated
first.
Preventionisimportantsoinordertoprotectyourselffromlosingyourmemory,one
mustexercisetheirbrainbysolvingachallengingpuzzle.Inaddition,onemayneedtobe
organizedsothattheyhavearoutineintheirmindssuchasputtingthekeysinacertainplaceat
alltimes.Also,makesuretohaveanadequateamountofsleepasconcentrationandmental
functionsarenotassharpasitisinthosewhodohaveagoodnightsleep.Itisimportantforthe
boysontheislandtopreventmemorylosshowevertheymayencounterthisdisorderlikeoneof
theboysnamedSimonwhoalwaysfaints.Hemaycomeacrossmemorylossbecausehefaintsa
lotandsometimeshewakesupthenextdaylost.Therefore,preventioncomesfirst.

"VitaminB12deficiencycanbesneaky,harmfulHarvard..."2013.3May.2016
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http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/vitaminb12deficiencycanbesneakyharmful201301105780
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"MemoryLoss(ShortandLongTerm):Causesand..."2011.3May.2016
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http://www.webmd.com/brain/memoryloss?page=2
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