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What Causes Sudden Memory Loss?

Ok so my husband was at work today and he was working with his coworker who he has worked with for over 15 years and while he was standing right next to him for some reason he didnt recognize his coworker and then later he said he was putting together an order and when he looked at the set up as he calls it, it looked backwards to him but someone else looked and said it was correct, he went to look it over again and the 2nd time it was correct and nobody had changed it. should I take him to the ER?
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
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We understand your concerns

I went through your details. The given symptoms do not warrant treatment for memory loss. These symptoms simply correspond to disorientation which could be due to stress. You should talk to your husband regarding this matter. Take the hole one week history of your husbands work schedule at the job site. Note down everything, including stressful and non-stressful. You should get a pattern. When a person is too much stressed, it is natural to have disoriented feeling and illusions. That does never mean, he is having memory loss or some other serious problems.

How ever, you should keep the log handy. Whe he has it again (possibly could happen again because stress is inevitable) note down everything again. You should consult a physician if the same symptoms appear for the third time. The physician will check allthe vitals and once he clears your husband, you should consult a psychologist / life trainer for stress management. Relaxation, breathing, physical exercises etc helps.

If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail.

Hope this answers your query. Please feel free to post follow up queries. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck. Take care.
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What Causes Sudden Memory Loss?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. The given symptoms do not warrant treatment for memory loss. These symptoms simply correspond to disorientation which could be due to stress. You should talk to your husband regarding this matter. Take the hole one week history of your husbands work schedule at the job site. Note down everything, including stressful and non-stressful. You should get a pattern. When a person is too much stressed, it is natural to have disoriented feeling and illusions. That does never mean, he is having memory loss or some other serious problems. How ever, you should keep the log handy. Whe he has it again (possibly could happen again because stress is inevitable) note down everything again. You should consult a physician if the same symptoms appear for the third time. The physician will check allthe vitals and once he clears your husband, you should consult a psychologist / life trainer for stress management. Relaxation, breathing, physical exercises etc helps. If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail. Hope this answers your query. Please feel free to post follow up queries. Available for further clarifications. Good luck. Take care.