Memory loss may be associated with many types of trauma. You may be in a car accident with no physical harm but loss of some memory. I am not sure about this but it takes time to take a short term memory and make into a long term memory. read more
Half of all heart attack survivors have memory loss, attention problems, and other cognitive deficits, new research shows. Half of all heart attack survivors have memory loss, attention problems, and other cognitive deficits, new research shows. read more
My dad suffered from a fairly severe short term memory loss in the days following his heart attack (his long term memory seemed unaffected), but he did improve rapidly over a week or so up to the point where we believe his short term memory has recovered completely. read more