title: Loss of memory and concentration.
abstract: Loss of memory and concentration are common complaints, the significance of which may vary from the essentially trivial to the extremely sinister. Between these two extremes, they are found in a wide variety of conditions encountered within the majority of medical specialties. It is therefore important that every clinician have some competence in assessing them.
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D001288:Attention; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008568:Memory; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008609:Mental Status Schedule