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2. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms of varying BAC levels. Additional symptoms may occur. The short-term effects of alcohol consumption range from a decrease in anxiety and motor skills and euphoria at lower doses to intoxication (drunkenness), to stupor, unconsciousness, anterograde amnesia (memory "blackouts"), and central nervous system depression at higher doses.

3. Drug-induced amnesia - Wikipedia

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   Both substance use and alcohol can cause both long-term and short-term memory loss, resulting in blackouts. The most commonly used group of prescription drugs which can produce amnesia are benzodiazepines, especially if combined with alcohol, however, in limited quantities, triazolam (Halcion) is not associated with amnesia or memory impairment ...

4. Blackout (drug-related amnesia) - Wikipedia

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   The presence of blackouts was related to some measures of severity of the problem – withdrawal symptoms and loss of control. The hypothesis that blackouts either reflect a general vulnerability to the cerebral consequences of alcohol use disorder or are associated with other forms of more enduring cognitive impairment did not receive any support.

5. How depression may worsen memory decline in older adults

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   A new study demonstrates that depression may worsen memory decline, but one condition may also exacerbate the other. Experts note the pathology of depression and memory loss overlap within the brain.

6. What does blacking out mean — and what happens to your body ...

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   “Repeated blackouts can cause permanent damage to the hippocampus and reduction of glutamate,” explains Lander. “This leads to ongoing memory problems and, possibly, dementia.” As Lembke ...

7. Amnesia - Wikipedia

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   Semantic amnesia affects semantic memory and primarily expresses itself in the form of problems with language use and acquisition. [48] Semantic amnesia can lead to dementia. [49] Pseudodementia (otherwise known as depression-related cognitive dysfunction) is a condition where mental cognition can be temporarily decreased. The term ...