Does Surgery Cause Memory Loss? (VIDEO)

WashU Medicine

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For many years, doctors and their older patients have feared that following surgery, seniors may experience declines in cognitive ability, but a new study from Washington University researchers in the journal Anesthesiology has found no evidence of long-term declines that could be linked to surgery or illness.

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