Preparing questions in advance can help patients and their loved ones have more meaningful discussions with healthcare professionals regarding their condition. Patients or their friends and family members may wish to ask their doctor the following questions related to memory loss:

1. What type of memory loss is involved in this case (e.g., retrograde amnesia, anterograde amnesia, psychogenic amnesia, transient global amnesia)?
   
   
2. Does it affect short-term or long-term memory?  Will it be temporary or permanent?
   
   
3. What do you think caused this memory loss?
   
   
4. Does this memory loss indicate brain damage? If so, is the damage reversible?
   
   
5. Can the memory loss be stopped or prevented from worsening?
   
   
6. What treatments do you recommend? What are their benefits and risks?
   
   
7. Are there any over-the-counter remedies or dietary supplements you recommend?
   
   
8. Will surgery be able to resolve this memory loss?
   
   
9. Are some memories likely never to be restored? How will this affect daily life?
   
   
10. What day-to-day precautions do you recommend because of this memory loss?
    
    
11. Do you recommend psychotherapy?