Controlled trials of statins have shown no protective effects against dementia, and if anything there are many reports of memory loss associated with statins, especially Lipitor.
Reports of memory loss with long-term cannabis use are nothing new, and an influential paper published last year provided evidence that smoking marijuana has a deleterious effect on intelligence.
The data also suggest that previous reports of memory enhancement by Salvia may be due to more efficient retrieval of target material.
But Harvard's Glenmullen says the reports of memory loss, tics and jerking side effects found in SSRI patients suggests to him the possibility of long-term brain damage.
In addition, an examination of the frequency of report of memory items in trials in which this was inappropriate (i.e., without T2 priming) showed that these were not prevalent (just over 20%, where chance would be just over 14%).
From the early reports of memory problems of brain damaged amnesic patients came the view that different brain areas are responsible for distinct types of memories.
For the present study, 'subjective memory complaint' was defined as a report of memory problems by either the respondent or an informant at either the screening or the assessment interview.
Wearing glasses or contact lenses had a protective effect against that dependence (adjusted OR 0.45), while self-report of memory problems showed a positive association (adjusted OR 1.93) (Table 3).
We have previously shown that a more positive self-concept is related to greater discrepancies in reports of memory and social functioning between people with dementia and their carers [ 13], and the role of self-concept in mediating the relationship between some aspects of awareness and QoL-AD is clear from the current study.
Regardless of acute clinical symptoms, WNV case-patients in this study continued to report difficulty walking, muscle weakness, fatigue, and insomnia, with >40% reporting a combination of these difficulties, and 30% continued to report persistence of memory loss, confusion, depression, and irritability at 18 months after acute illness.
In this study we have found substantial differences between THC and CBD treatment, supporting the previously reported disruption of memory formation by THC [ 41].
