Loss of Memory- 15 days after Road accident - reasons? -

My mother (66 years) has hypertension and past history of stroke 2 yrs back. She met with a Road accident 20 days ago and besides fracture was fine brainwise. She was able to read write and acted normally. Since last two days She is saying she is forgetting everything, She is not able to read sentences or compose sentences. She only remembers and recognises people/events very close. I referred with neurologist and neurosurgeon who say they did not find anything wrong in CT scan and blood test, suggested to see a psychiatrist. CT Scan report There is extra axial haemorrhage seen along left tentorium and interhemispheric fissure. Also very minimal axial haemorrhage SDH, SAH noted along left temporoparietal cerebral convexity. Small hypodense/gliotic area suggestive of old infract noted in right periventricular white matter. Rest of cerebral parenchyma, brainstem and cerebellum are normal in appearence. No evidence of obvious intracerebral haemorrhage. No eveidence of midline shift noted

Short term memory loss could be caused due to injuries deep within the brain, as this entry from the Wiki will show.I am sorry to know about your Mum s accident, I do hope that her memory returns back soon. I love my Mum too and I always want her to be in good health.Read more about this condition at the weblink given below. This is an extract from the Wikipedia: quot;Damage to the hippocampus, fornix, or mammillary bodies can result in anterograde amnesia, which contributes further evidence to the theory that these are the structures primarily responsible for the process of laying down long-term memories. The occurrence of anterograde amnesia can also be due to damage to the Basal Forebrain which produces acetylcholine. The final cause of anterograde amnesia is damage to a set of structures which are located deep in the brain called the diencephalon.quot;