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US actor Chase Stokes has said he suffers short-term memory loss following injuries on the set of Outer Banks.
The 33-year-old actor is known for starring in the Netflix teenage drama series as John B, which follows two groups of teenagers as they search for a lost treasure in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
The show, which premiered in 2020, came to an end this week after releasing its fifth and final season.
Stokes revealed that he has poured his “blood sweat and tears” into making the programme including having three concussions while filming.
He told Men’s Health: “This is a show that I’ve quite literally poured my blood, sweat, and tears into over the years, but I wouldn’t have traded those blood, sweat, and tears to make that character come alive for anything.
“The last two years, I’ve started to notice memory retention issues becoming a little bit more prominent.
“I’ve had days where I’ve looked at my materials the night before, and I’m feeling pretty good about it, but then I’ll get in the car and go to work, and I’ll be like, ‘Shit, I don’t remember the chunk of dialogue from last night’.
“Also, I’ll hear something or I’ll be told something, and then very shortly after forget it. It’s almost like a short-term memory loss type of situation. It’s scary.”
Stokes said he is finding new ways to remap and train the neuroplasticity in his brain, including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment which he said helped “tremendously”.
According to the NHS website is a non-invasive procedure that works to stimulate specific areas of the brain to help treat various mental health conditions and certain neurological disorders.
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