The following factors are linked to a higher risk of developing low back pain: A mentally stressful job Pregnancy - pregnant women are much more likely to get back pain A sedentary lifestyle Age - older adults are more susceptible than young adults or children Anxiety Depression Gender - back pain is more common among females than males
Transient global amnesia is a sudden, temporary loss of memory for events during, after, and sometimes before the event that caused the amnesia. What causes many cases of transient global amnesia is not known, but one type is caused by drinking too much alcohol or taking certain drugs. People with this amnesia suddenly but temporarily become unable to store new memories and to recall events that happened after the amnesia occurred.
1 Korsakoff's syndrome can result from long-term alcoholism or malnutrition. 2  It is caused by brain damage due to a vitamin B 1 deficiency and will be progressive if alcohol intake and nutrition pattern are not modified. 3  Other neurological problems are likely to be present in combination with this type of Amnesia. Dissociative amnesia results from a psychological cause as opposed to direct damage to the brain caused by head injury, physical trauma or disease, which is known as organic amnesia. 2  Dissociative amnesia can include: