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When should I see my doctor about memory loss?

Summary & Participants

As the saying goes, if you forgot where you put your car keys, don’t worry. If you put them in the refrigerator – that’s a problem.

Medically Reviewed On: July 21, 2009

Webcast Transcript

It's normal to forget some things, and it's normal to become more forgetful as we age, but it's not normal to forget too much. When a person has trouble remembering names, that is generally considered normal. However, when memory loss for specific deta