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What Causes Chronic Memory Loss, Nausea And Lightheadedness?

Hello, my name is Brenda I m 55 years of age. A few months ago I was told I had a brain lesion the size of a cotton ball after an MRI. Shortly after the MRI I had a spinal tap to rule out MS. My blood proteins are extremely high and my IGG... I guess this has to do with my immune system are off as well. I have been experiencing extreme memory loss, Nausea, lightheadedness for years now. Lately, I have been picking up viruses and flesh eating bacterias. In 1980, I was in an auto accident and experienced head trauma which resulted in long term memory lossI. years went by and I kept telling my doctors of my lighted headedness and what strange feeling in my head and falling and daily. In 2009, after a week of testing for headaches and memory loss and they told me it was my heart. I was told it may be stress and I was given pills and referred to a psychologist. In 2007, I blacked out in my washroom and experienced a concussion. This is when my doctor decided there may be a problem. After an EGG, I was diagnosed with having epilepsy. As my symptoms worsened in 2010, I was referred to the Mayo Clinic in MN. at that time, I was told I DID NOT have epilepsy, I had Automatic Neruropthy after a week of extensive testing. Well, I lost my job and lost my insurance and was unable to go back to the Mayo Clinic for treatment. Please can someone tell me if my symptoms sound like Alzheimer’s?
Fri, 13 Feb 2015
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Hello !
Thank you for your question .
All your symptoms go with the diagnosis of Autonomic Neuropathy. It is a disorder affecting your autonomic system, which regulates your organs function. Your heart , blood pressure , bowel are all affected by this disorder . It is not curable, but symptoms can be treated , in order to have a better life quality. It has been probably caused by a wrong reaction of your immune system.
The memory loss you have experiences is not a typical sign of the disease, but it can be caused by a lot of factors.
I would like to know more about the lesion in your brain, found in MRI , its location and the nature . Our brain has different areas responsable for our memory. If the lesion is in an important area , it may cause memory loss.
Alzheimer disease has abnormal brain atrophy non compatible to the age as a normal finding MRI scan, which you have not mentioned in your MRI results.
The trauma you have had , contributes a lot to the memory loss.
In my opinion Alzheimer disease is not very probable in your condition, but can also not be excluded.
I recommend you to see a neuro - psychologist , have detailed cognitive examinations to determine your memory loss.
Hope to have been helpful!
Thank you for using HCM.
Dr. Abaz Quka
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What Causes Chronic Memory Loss, Nausea And Lightheadedness?

Hello ! Thank you for your question . All your symptoms go with the diagnosis of Autonomic Neuropathy. It is a disorder affecting your autonomic system, which regulates your organs function. Your heart , blood pressure , bowel are all affected by this disorder . It is not curable, but symptoms can be treated , in order to have a better life quality. It has been probably caused by a wrong reaction of your immune system. The memory loss you have experiences is not a typical sign of the disease, but it can be caused by a lot of factors. I would like to know more about the lesion in your brain, found in MRI , its location and the nature . Our brain has different areas responsable for our memory. If the lesion is in an important area , it may cause memory loss. Alzheimer disease has abnormal brain atrophy non compatible to the age as a normal finding MRI scan, which you have not mentioned in your MRI results. The trauma you have had , contributes a lot to the memory loss. In my opinion Alzheimer disease is not very probable in your condition, but can also not be excluded. I recommend you to see a neuro - psychologist , have detailed cognitive examinations to determine your memory loss. Hope to have been helpful! Thank you for using HCM. Dr. Abaz Quka