Confusion, Memory Loss, And Altered Alertness: Check Your Symptoms
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Call your health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
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Do you think that a medicine is causing you to feel confused?
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Call your health professional today if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
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Do you think that a medicine is causing memory loss?
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If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
| Last updated: | February 27, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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